"Ji Mo?"
At this moment, an extremely cold voice suddenly sounded, filled with bone-chilling malice.
Han Dongwu had arrived.
Hearing the name Ji Mo, his blood pressure surged uncontrollably, and he was filled with murderous rage.
Why was everything connected to that fellow surnamed Ji? It drove him mad.
However, upon seeing Nie Qian and Qing Lian, the blood that had rushed to his head immediately redirected downwards.
Soon, it was impossible to control as it became erect and swollen.
Han Dongwu stared intently at Nie Qian like a hungry wolf, his throat bobbing as he swallowed, panting heavily.
If not for the people around, this scoundrel would have lost control and pounced on her.
Nie Qian's skin crawled, her heart sank uncontrollably, and her face instantly turned pale.
She could already imagine that if she fell into this beast's clutches, she would be toyed with endlessly, wishing for death.
Immediately, a sliver of hope arose in her heart. Perhaps by sacrificing her own appearance, she could exchange it for Qing Lian's safety.
No matter what, she did not want Qing Lian to suffer any harm.
Although Qing Lian had always called Nie Qian "Grandmother," Nie Qian's feelings for Qing Lian were more like those of a mother and daughter.
Nie Qian still remembered the first time she met Qing Lian. The latter was merely a lotus seed on the verge of decay.
With Nie Qian's painstaking care, the lotus seed slowly regained its vitality, sprouted roots, and grew into a small lotus.
She and the small lotus resided in a dilapidated temple in the Tongtian Mountain Range, relying on each other.
It wasn't until Ji Mo accidentally stumbled upon them, used the poem "Ode to the Lotus Flower" to help the small lotus achieve enlightenment, and withstood the heavenly tribulation, assisting it in transforming into human form.
From then on, the small lotus became Qing Lian.
And Qing Lian had completely evolved into a Chaos Green Lotus.
It was precisely because of this that Qing Lian had never forgotten Ji Mo. Later, she had even left the Tongtian Mountain Range without regard for anything else to search for Ji Mo in the Immortal Spirit Realm, only to be captured by people from Dragon Tiger Mountain.
Nie Qian could no longer bear Han Dongwu's predatory gaze. She wished she could gouge out his eyeballs, but to protect Qing Lian, she had to yield.
However, before she could speak, Han Dongwu's words plunged her into an icy abyss.
"Hahaha, I'll offer the smaller one as a sacrifice to the Heavenly Demon Lord. This is a wondrous lotus flowing with chaotic energy. I'm sure the Heavenly Demon Lord will be extremely pleased. As for the larger one, she'll have to be content with me."
Han Dongwu laughed maniacally, his mouth splitting almost to his ears.
If it weren't for the desire to curry favor with the Heavenly Demon Chi Yan, he would never have been willing to hand over Qing Lian. He had never encountered such a flawless, pure little beauty, devoid of any worldly aura, and he desperately wanted to possess her.
"No, you can't hand Qing Lian over to the Heavenly Demon."
Nie Qian's face instantly drained of color. If Qing Lian fell into the hands of the Heavenly Demon, there would be no hope of survival.
She pleaded desperately with Han Dongwu, "My lord, please spare Qing Lian. As long as you let Qing Lian live, I will obey your every command and let you... do as you please."
"Obey my every command, do as I please? Does that mean I can do anything I want to you?"
Han Dongwu reached out his filthy palm, grabbing Nie Qian's delicate, pointed chin, and said sinisterly, "Your offer is indeed very tempting, but I simply don't like women who obey. I prefer to use force. Watching you struggle, resist, and cry out helplessly only excites me more."
His pupils glowed with a green light, shining with a morbid, twisted radiance.
Nie Qian's face was filled with terror. She never expected to be so unfortunate as to encounter someone worse than a beast.
Falling into the hands of such a person was far more terrifying than death.
"Let go of your dirty hands! Don't touch Grandmother, or my Ji Mo brother will come and chop off your dog's paws."
Qing Lian roared angrily, struggling desperately. A strange energy emanated from her body.
The Immortal Binding Rope tied around her began to sizzle, showing signs of melting.
Han Dongwu was somewhat surprised. This Immortal Binding Rope could restrain an Immortal Emperor, yet it was struggling to hold a mere lotus demon. It was incredible.
This lotus demon was not simple.
However, Qing Lian's words completely enraged Han Dongwu.
He gritted his teeth and sneered, "That scoundrel Ji Mo is right here at Dragon Tiger Mountain. What can he do besides rely on women? You just wait and see. Soon I will capture him alive, dismember him, and grind him into meat paste to feed the dogs. In my eyes, Ji Mo is nothing more than a bug. With just a flick of my finger, I can crush him into a pulp."
Upon learning that Ji Mo was in this very place, Qing Lian's smiling face was instantly filled with excited joy. She opened her mouth and shouted loudly, "Ji Mo brother, Ji Mo brother, come quickly and save me and Grandmother..."
Han Dongwu not only did not stop her but instead looked on with amusement, "Shout all you want, you'll never be heard. If he dares to come, he's walking into his own death. But with his cultivation, he'll likely be chopped into meat paste the moment he steps into our sacred land of Dragon Tiger Mountain. Haha..."
He laughed wildly, but suddenly his laughter came to an abrupt halt.
Outside, a piercing scream was heard, accompanied by the exclamations of Dragon Tiger Mountain disciples: "Who goes there? Those who trespass upon our sacred land of Dragon Tiger Mountain shall die... Ah..."
The screams grew closer, clearly indicating that the intruder was advancing unimpeded, and the guards outside were unable to stop their progress.
"Impossible! The sacred land is covered with formations and restrictions, and it is guarded by many experts. No one in the entire Immortal Spirit Realm has the strength to break in so easily."
Han Dongwu was stunned, unable to comprehend what was happening.
*Bang...*
A violent explosion echoed.
The stone hall's doors were instantly blasted into fragments, and over a dozen Dragon Tiger Mountain disciples were sent flying in, their bodies exploding one after another, turning into clouds of blood mist.
Amidst the swirling blood mist, a tall, slender figure slowly emerged.
"Ji Mo brother, it's Ji Mo brother."
Qing Lian's eyes widened, a smile on her lips. She knew her Ji Mo brother would arrive in time to save her.
Nie Qian was also deeply moved, her eyes welling up with tears.
This scoundrel, why didn't he come a bit sooner? She had been scared to death.
"Ji Mo, you die!"
Han Dongwu's eyes bulged with rage as he lunged towards Ji Mo.
However, he was sent flying back with a scream, having received a resounding slap that shattered half of his cheek. His teeth, along with blood, splattered onto the ground.
This scene shocked the surrounding Dragon Tiger Mountain disciples.
Han Dongwu, who possessed early-stage Immortal God realm cultivation, couldn't even struggle before being slapped away, which was truly terrifying.
"Qing Lian, Grandmother?!"
Ji Mo recognized Qing Lian and Nie Qian. Moreover, he sensed the aura of the Chaos Green Lotus on Qing Lian, causing him a moment of daze.
He never expected that the so-called Chaos Green Lotus would be the innocent little girl he knew.
The Dragon Tiger Mountain disciples on the scene were so terrified they peed themselves, not daring to resist at all. Seizing this opportunity, they fled in panic.
Han Dongwu's mentality collapsed. He couldn't accept that the bug he looked down upon was so powerful.
With just a casual wave, he had almost been swatted to death like a fly.
"I don't believe it! How can you be so strong? You can't be a god!"
Han Dongwu roared like a beast, burning his life essence and unleashing his strongest attack, charging at Ji Mo again.
Ji Mo raised an eyelid and directly delivered a crippling leg strike.
The unfortunate Han Dongwu couldn't dodge at all, watching helplessly as his lower region was struck. He clearly heard the sound of his life's essence being shattered.
He instinctively clutched his groin, his mouth agape, but he couldn't utter a sound. He collapsed onto the ground like a shrimp, convulsing for a moment before falling silent.
"Ji Mo brother, I missed you so much."
Qing Lian finally broke free from the Immortal Binding Rope and, like a swallow returning to its nest, happily threw herself into Ji Mo's embrace.
The system's voice also sounded at this moment: "She is the Chaos Green Lotus. Eat her, and from then on, embark on the path to invincibility..."