Ye Feng looked at He Shang, also astonished.
After collecting water, He Shang had actually smeared the black mud from the water pit, which had been trodden on by countless animals for forty-nine days, onto his head, shoulders, and arms.
"Little girl, look at the sun in the sky. This is natural sunscreen!"
"Rhinos, hippos, elephants... many animals use it!"
As he spoke, He Shang scooped up another handful of mud and smeared it on the back of his neck. "You three, the sun is very harsh. Do you want some too?"
"No, no!"
Xiao Xiao and Xiao Lü took a step back in unison, waving their hands quickly.
"Don't you look down on this mud. This is survival experience I've accumulated over decades!"
"This scorching sun will first burn your epidermis, then penetrate inwards, and eventually blister, just like being scalded by boiling water. It's very dangerous!"
He Shang held the mud, quite insistent.
"Bang~ Crack~ Rumble~!"
At this moment, a rumbling sound came from the ground not far from Ye Feng and the others, as if it had cracked open, as if someone had moved a giant stone.
"Everyone, come quickly to get water. There's an underground lake here!"
Immediately after, Yuan Ling's voice reached everyone's ears, and judging by the sound, it was coming from not far away, from below the ground upwards.
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng and the others quickly ran towards Yuan Ling's direction. After smearing some mud again, He Shang also followed.
"Wow, what clear lake water!"
Compared to the cesspool-like water source that He Shang had discovered earlier, the slightly greenish lake water in front of Ye Feng and the others seemed exceptionally clear.
"This lake should be connected to an underground river, and there are fish below... it's a good source of drinking water!"
After a quick observation, Alak said rapidly.
Immediately, Ye Feng and his companions took out various containers to fill with water. When they saw Ye Feng pull out the water purifier that could hold one ton of water, they all exclaimed in amazement.
Besides the water purifier, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao also took out a large pile of empty mineral water bottles and began filling them with water...
"Ye Feng, come here for a moment!"
After everyone had filled their water, Yuan Ling suddenly waved to Ye Feng.
"Huh?"
Hearing Yuan Ling's words, Ye Feng jumped into the lake and swam over.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Feng looked up at Yuan Ling, who was standing on the water, his expression puzzled.
"Ye Feng, I remember you saying before that you wanted to master the attribute changes of Arcane Energy, right?!"
As she spoke, the light of Arcane Energy on Yuan Ling's feet moved slightly, and her body slowly sank into the water, stopping only when the water reached her calves.
"Mm-hmm!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng became very interested.
After all, he had been at a disadvantage when fighting the Venomous Swamp Python before...
"Ye Feng, the five common attributes: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, are relatively easy for Arcane Masters to grasp!"
"And among the five common attributes, water-attribute Arcane Energy is the easiest to master because the human body is mostly water, making it easy to gain affinity with water-attribute Arcane Energy!"
As she spoke, Yuan Ling's fair hand gently rippled on the surface of the water, causing ripples to spread across the entire lake.
"Ye Feng, relax your body and try to sense the water around you..."
"Mmm, clear your mind, don't look at water with your previous understanding... Try to grasp it, as if you were grasping a solid object..."
"Once you can grasp water and hold it firmly like a solid, you will have almost mastered water-attribute Arcane Energy!"
"Everyone's feeling when mastering water-attribute Arcane Energy is a bit different. What I said above is my experience with water-attribute Arcane Energy!"
Yuan Ling quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"Grasping... water..."
Ye Feng closed his eyes, sensed for a moment, and then began to try to scoop up water with his hands in the lake...
...
Around six in the evening,
"Splash!"
With a splash of water, Ye Feng surfaced.
Ye Feng's expression was quite dejected!
Because he had spent the entire afternoon trying desperately to "grasp" the water in this underground lake, but he had failed every time. He had even stayed underwater for too long and almost drowned...
Yuan Ling also looked quite puzzled!
Throughout the afternoon, besides Ye Feng's direct attempts, she had demonstrated many times. She had even integrated her water-attribute Arcane Energy into the lake, hoping to help Ye Feng improve his perception of water-attribute Arcane Energy, but...
"Ye Feng, your situation might be quite special..."
"Your strength is already Silver advanced. Theoretically, it should be easy to master a common attribute change..."
Yuan Ling's voice was filled with confusion.
"Forget it, we'll try again another day!"
Ye Feng swam towards the shore, feeling a bit disheartened.
"Eh~"
Upon reaching the shore, Ye Feng looked at Yuan Ling, about to say something, but suddenly stopped, his face turning red.
It turned out that to help Ye Feng master the water-attribute Arcane Energy change, Yuan Ling had been teaching Ye Feng to "grasp water" hand-in-hand in the lake, and her clothes were already soaked.
The already thin nun's habit clung tightly to Yuan Ling's body, revealing her graceful figure. Ye Feng could even see the fair, tender skin beneath her clothes...
Previously, Ye Feng's attention had been focused on "grasping water." Now that they were ashore, he felt a bit awkward.
Even worse, Yuan Ling was walking in front of Ye Feng. As her shapely and straight legs moved, the perfect pair of semicircles jiggled slightly, looking extremely alluring...
"Th-that... that... Yuan Ling... you... your clothes are wet..."
Seeing Yuan Ling about to walk out of the underground lake's cave entrance, Ye Feng had to steel himself and remind her.
"What... Ah~!"
Yuan Ling was slightly stunned, then let out a scream, shrinking her body, her face flushed with shame.
Ye Feng reluctantly shifted his gaze, because as Yuan Ling shrank and bent her body, the soaked clothes clung even tighter to her, and the fabric stretched tautly over her rounded parts...
"Your Highness Saintess, are you alright?"
"What happened?"
"Is it an enemy?"
...
At this moment, Alak, Xiao Lü, and He Shang's voices could be heard from not far away, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps.
Before long, Alak and the others arrived above the lake.
"I'm fine, it was just a bug!"
Before Alak and the others could speak, Yuan Ling quickly said, her face flushed.
"A bug?"
Alak, Xiao Lü, and He Shang looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion and bewilderment.
"Big brother, why is your face so red?"
Xiao Xiao looked at Ye Feng with concern.
"Uh... I'm fine... It's getting late, let's leave here quickly and prepare for the night!"
Ye Feng shook his head, changing the subject.
...
Soon, Ye Feng and his companions arrived at a spot not far from the underground lake, set up camp, lit a fire, and prepared to eat and spend the night.
"Hey, you explorers, hurry up and protect this old lady! If anything happens to me, can you scoundrels bear the responsibility?"
Suddenly, a displeased and slightly breathless middle-aged female voice came from the hillside below Ye Feng and the others.
...