Entering the Lake to Cultivate! Qi Sea Third Stage!

Zhao Mengdong stood at the edge of the field, his face glowing red. Addressing the Zhao Family disciples and the people from Ten Thousand Spirits District around him, he proclaimed, "All right, I now announce that our Zhao Family has won a great victory this time! The owner of Spirit Lake is none other than Ten Thousand Spirits District! Once we return, we'll hold a hundred-table banquet to celebrate!"

"Good!" The Zhao Family members and even the guards of Ten Thousand Spirits District cheered, their voices echoing through the valley for a long time.

Zhao Mengdong pressed both hands down, signaling for everyone to quiet down, then continued, "As for those entering Spirit Lake for the first time, it will be as we agreed before—Zhao Jingran, Zhao Jingchuan, Zhao Jingming, Zhao Jingyao, and Li Bufan!"

The moment he said this, a low murmur arose from the Zhao Family camp. Some wore envious expressions, some nodded secretly, while others looked conflicted.

Among the younger generation of the Zhao Family, there had originally been five people qualified to enter Spirit Lake.

Now that Li Bufan had been added, it meant that one Zhao Family disciple had lost this opportunity.

Yet no one stepped forward to object.

Everyone had witnessed Li Bufan's battle prowess just now. In that kind of formation, if any one of them had taken his place, there was absolutely no chance they could have emerged unscathed. Even Zhao Jingran, the foremost member of the Zhao Family's younger generation, could not have done it.

Zhao Jingran was the first to step forward. He bowed deeply to Li Bufan, clasped his fists, and said, "Brother Li, thank you." He said no more, but only he knew how much respect and gratitude those words contained.

Without Li Bufan, the Zhao Family could