TheWoWDBYou found the Pool of Reflection from the previous quest. There is a little spirit running around on top of the rocks - but he really has very little if nothing to do with the quest.
Around the pool you will see water spouts shooting into the air. The trick of the quest is to get on one of these spouts before it is formed.
You will see an area of the water start to glow and boil. A moment after that water will shoot into the air.
The best way to complete this is to stand near the single oblong stone to your right and wait for the water to glow and bubble. Quickly stand on it before it erupts. If you miss the chance, nothing happens. If you get there in time, the water spout will shoot you into the air and you will get one credit toward finishing the quest.
Quest
A New Friend
A World of Warcraft quest in The Wandering Isle. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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I could NOT see the water spouts until I went to Options -> Graphics -> and changed "Particle Density" from Disabled to "Good". Only then could I see the water spouts and complete the quest.
Note: I'm on a Mac
At the completion of this quest Old Man Liang and Aysa Cloudsinger comes to the edge of the Pool of Reflection and Aysa says:
I have to admit, that looked pretty fun!
And it looks to me like you made a new friend.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(29679))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Gauntlets of Splashing Water, 
Playful Wristbands, Gloves of Splashing Water, 5g 35s, 2,750 XPDescription
He wants you to play with him. Go for it!
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #378 79.9 39.1
Coordinates
- Turn-inThe Wandering Isle 79.9, 39.1
/way #378 79.9 39.1 - Objective areaThe Wandering Isle 79.3, 37.9
/way #378 79.3 37.9 - Objective areaThe Wandering Isle 79.8, 39.3
/way #378 79.8 39.3
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Getting there
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Reward details
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Reputation: Shang Xi's Academy +250
For nearly three generations, the esteemed Shang Xi has prepared pandaren heroes for lives of adventure.
Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.
Other quests in The Wandering Isle that reward Shang Xi's Academy reputation: Much to Learn (+10), The Lesson of the Iron Staff (+250), The Lesson of the Sandy Fist (+250), The First Sign of Winter (+250), The Lesson of the Burning Scroll (+250), The Disciple's Challenge (+250).
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
The Wandering Isle
Part 33 of 74.
Previous: Shu, the Spirit of Water · Next: The Source of Our Livelihood
- 28Stronger Than Reeds
- 29Finding an Old Friend
- 30The Sun Pearl
- 31The Sting of Learning
- 32Shu, the Spirit of Water
- 33A New Friend
- 34The Source of Our Livelihood
- 35Rascals
- 36Still Good!
- 37Missing Mallet
- 38Stronger Than Wood
- 39Raucous Rousing
Showing steps 28 to 39 of 74.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Shu, the Spirit of Water
Shu, the spirit of water, is sulking in the deep pool to the north. Cross the rocks and then drop the sun pearl in the center of the pool. He will know what this means.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Source of Our Livelihood
We have done as Master Shang asked of us. I will return to the temple to inform the master of our progress. You should continue south on the road to the farmlands to seek out Wugou, the spirit of earth. Ji awaits you at the Dai-Lo Farmstead, and he'll surely need your help.
The storyline at a glance
The Wandering Isle has 74 steps, from The Lesson of the Iron Bough to Joining the Horde.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Wandering Isle (71), Elwynn Forest (1), Stormwind City (1), Orgrimmar (1).
Other storylines on the Elwynn Forest map
- Elwynn Forest
- Lost Honor
- Northshire
- The Scarlet Enclave
- Battle Pet Tamers
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.