397: Chapter 397 The Ninth Elder of the Sand Bandits Arrives! Under Heaven, All Land Belongs to the King!

This was a complete slap in the Face for the Sand Bandits!

Everyone knew that the Golden Ancient Loulan was the Holy Land of the Sand Bandits.

Yet Lin Ran had sent people to replicate their Golden Ancient Loulan, building a version even more magnificent than the original right on their own turf!

To them, this was an immense humiliation!

This was no longer a simple provocation; Lin Ran was practically riding over their heads to flaunt his power, showing them no respect at all!

"What exactly do these people from the Chenxin Divine Dynasty want?! Building their own Golden Ancient Loulan on our territory—what is the plan here? Are they planning to seize the nest like a cuckoo?!"

An Elder of the Seven-Star Divine Realm couldn't help but roar, his voice booming like thunder.

"Old Sixth, don't be in such a hurry. For now, send Old Ninth to scout out the situation."

Among them, the eldest man with the highest cultivation, who had been resting with his eyes closed from the start, slowly opened them and spoke calmly.

"Fine. No matter how capable that General Li Bufan is, out of respect for our leader, he won't dare to act lightly. Otherwise, he would have made a move long ago."

"I'll go scout things out and see what they're actually up to!"

Jin Yanyu nodded, stood up, and rushed toward the location where Lin Ran and the others were.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Leaning against a large tree, Lin Ran looked at his completed Golden Ancient Loulan and nodded in appreciation.

"Not bad. As expected of the skilled craftsmen of the Zifu Holy Land. This is truly a great surprise."

General Li Bufan chuckled. "This is nothing. In the Zifu Holy Land, the most profound thing is the Golden Core Zifu Immortal God Method."

"Right! Speaking of the Golden Core Zifu Immortal God Method, Lin Ran, keep this safe!"

General Li Bufan took out a scroll and handed it to Lin Ran.

"This is the Golden Core Zifu Immortal God Method. Her Majesty the Empress specifically asked me to pass it to you."

"Her Majesty said that since you have refined the immortal seed of core shedding, it is very likely you can cultivate your Golden Core into a Purple Mansion. Do not fail Her Majesty's expectations."

General Li Bufan smiled.

Lin Ran smiled and nodded. "Then please thank Her Majesty the Empress for me."

"However... over the past few days, haven't quite a few 'guests' gathered around us?"

The "guests" he referred to were, of course, the Sand Bandits!

After all, with hundreds of craftsmen building an even more magnificent Golden Ancient Loulan in the Koumo Desert—and doing so with such deliberate fanfare—it would have been difficult not to attract attention!

Consequently, many Sand Bandits had already surrounded their perimeter!

Even Chen Mu and the others could constantly feel many ill-intentioned gazes upon them!

"They are just insignificant ants. The person truly capable of speaking with me has yet to appear!"

General Li Bufan spoke with dismissive indifference.

"Everyone, isn't this move of yours showing a bit too much contempt for us Sand Bandits?"

Suddenly, a voice rang out like a thunderclap over a calm lake, shaking the world so much that birds and beasts scattered and the clouds trembled.

"Oh? Finally, someone barely passable has arrived."

General Li Bufan lazily lifted his eyelids and slowly stood up.

"You may leave, everyone."

Lin Ran smiled and waved his hand, dismissing the craftsmen.

Then, with his hands behind his back, he asked nonchalantly, "I wonder who the visitor is?"

"My name is Jin Yanyu, the Ninth Grand Elder of the Sand Bandits!"

Jin Yanyu stepped into the Void Realm with a cold expression, followed by a large group of aggressive and hostile Sand Bandits.

"The Ninth Elder? Your cultivation is too low. You aren't worthy of making this General look up!"

General Li Bufan raised his right hand and then lowered it. A terrifying force instantly descended upon Jin Yanyu's Physical Body, forcing him to plummet uncontrollably from mid-air. He crashed heavily into the ground, even creating a deep crater.

"General Li Bufan, you!"

Jin Yanyu crawled out from the ground in a wretched state, looking at General Li Bufan with burning rage, yet there was a deep sense of dread in his eyes.

With that one palm strike just now, he had actually felt the threat of death!

He was certain that General Li Bufan was fully capable of killing him!

In fact, General Li Bufan would only need a single glance to kill him!

There were only two reasons why General Li Bufan hadn't killed him.

Either he looked down on him and didn't deign to kill him,

Or he felt that he still had some utility and didn't want to kill him yet!

But regardless of which it was, it was a humiliation to him!

As the dignified Ninth Elder, he was an existence below only nine but above ten thousand in the Koumo Desert.

Yet in General Li Bufan's eyes, he was as lowly as an ant. This massive disparity almost swallowed his sanity.

The other Sand Bandits also glared at General Li Bufan with hatred.

With a smile on his lips, Lin Ran unobtrusively stepped in front of General Li Bufan and said:

"Elder Jin, I wonder why you've mobilized such a large force?"

"Why? Hmph!"

Jin Yanyu flicked his sleeve and snorted coldly.

"You are on our territory, replicating our Golden Ancient Loulan to build another one. Is this not an attempt to seize the nest?!"

"I admit that your Chenxin Divine Dynasty is indeed very strong and has stood immortal for millions of years in this chendi Divine Realm."

"But we Sand Bandits are not to be trifled with!"

"If you truly push us too far, it will be a fight to the death!"

Hearing this, Lin Ran laughed.

"All under heaven is the King's land! To the ends of the earth, all are the King's subjects!"

"This entire chendi Divine Realm belongs to the Chenxin Divine Dynasty, let alone this mere Koumo Desert?!"

"You can build your Holy Land on your territory."

"We people of the Chenxin Divine Dynasty can naturally build our own Holy Land on our own territory!"

"What, are you dissatisfied?!"

Hearing Lin Ran's magnificent words, Chen Mu and the others were also significantly shaken.

"All under heaven is the King's land... To the ends of the earth, all are the King's subjects..."

Chen Mu murmured softly, his eyes flickering.

The Koumo Desert belonged to the Sand Bandits, that was true, and it wasn't wrong for the Sand Bandits to build their Holy Land there.

However, this entire chendi Divine Realm belonged to the Chenxin Divine Dynasty!

They were Disciples of the Zifu Holy Land and also people of the Chenxin Divine Dynasty.

It was equally not wrong for the people of the Chenxin Divine Dynasty to build their own Holy Land on their own territory!

One could say that Lin Ran's words had almost intimidated Jin Yanyu.

Yu Xin's beautiful eyes shone with brilliance, clearly turning Lin Ran's words over in her mind.

Even Saintess Yu Luo, who always had a cold expression, couldn't help but look Lin Ran up and down.

However, at that moment, Lin Ran quietly retreated behind General Li Bufan and whispered into his ear:

"General Li, keep a close eye on him. If he dares to go crazy, just beat him up directly. You don't need to give me Face!"