Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation Chapter 1138: Horrifying Sovereign’s Tribulation

Lan Shaobai recovered his smile. He nodded and said, “Yes, most people end up losing their lives when failing to break through to Sovereign Martial Emperor. Master being alive is already the best news.”

After this exchange of words, the two arrived before Lan Tianji and Lan Chaofeng. Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, “Many thanks to Senior for helping out this time. Just thanks cannot cover the gratitude I feel.”

The unprepossessing Lan Chaofeng smiled and said, “You are too humble. Even if I did not appear, you already more or less dealt with the situation. This is the first time this old man saw a youth managing to hold fast to his own principles before a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor.

“Furthermore, this matter happened because you were standing up for Shaobai, inviting trouble, yet you took on all the blame. I should be the one saying thank you. Tianji was right; Shaobai followed the right person.”

Lan Tianji smiled and said, “All the while, Master never believed that Shaobai would be willing to follow another person at such a young age, given his character. Now that he has seen it for himself, he has no choice but to believe it.”

Lan Shaobai was more concerned with the matter of his master breaking through to Sovereign Martial Emperor. He asked, “Master, how did breaking through to Sovereign Martial Emperor go?”

The moment Lan Shaobai said this, the smiles on Lan Tianji’s and Lan Chaofeng’s faces faded away. Xiao Chen and Lan Shaobai immediately sensed that something was wrong; there had probably been some kind of accident.

“Alas, it is truly difficult for an Emperor to be conferred King. Tianji, tell them about it,” Lan Chaofeng sighed, reluctant to say it himself.

Lan Tianji mulled over the topic for a while before saying sullenly, “Failed. The tribulation to advance to Sovereign Martial Emperor is boundlessly horrifying. Master now has only twenty to thirty more years to live.”

“What!”

When Lan Shaobai and Xiao Chen heard this, their expressions changed drastically. Lan Chaofeng was fortu

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