Lin Hao landed beside the lake. Gazing at the clear water, he hurriedly circulated his true qi and drew out a small glob of lake water, suspending it in the air.
After being heated by his true qi, the lake water was purified. Under his control, it dropped precisely into his gourd.
Lin Hao tipped his head back and took a huge gulp. A shudder ran through him, and he let out a long breath. "Refreshing!"
"So this is Spirit Water. Too bad Little Yuan can't taste it. He's missing out!"
Lin Hao surveyed his surroundings. Finding nothing unusual, he set his backpack on the ground.
"Ah, whatever. Time for a bath!" After looking around to make sure no one was there, he stripped naked and jumped in.
"That feels good!"
Lin Hao swam around the lake, diving underwater, doing the breaststroke, freestyle, butterfly, and backstroke, having the time of his life.
In the distance, Cheng Yuan spotted an enormous lake as he flew along. Wanting to land and rest his feet, he circulated his true qi and picked up his pace.
Gurgle, gurgle.
A few bubbles rose to the surface. Lin Hao, thoroughly enjoying himself, never noticed. His splashing had awakened Little White, who had been cultivating at the bottom of the lake.
"Huh?"
Little White looked up. A chubby Human Race youngster was clowning around and enjoying himself immensely, even letting out a couple of farts now and then.
Whenever he got tired, he took a drink from his gourd. What a carefree, merry life!
Feeling mischievous, Little White compressed the water into a sharp, slender needle and sent it flying toward the oblivious Lin Hao.
"Hmm? Someone's coming?" Lin Hao saw a figure flying toward him in the distance, but the spiritual mist obscured his view.
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