Chapter 401: The Five Great Protectors of the Demon Realm Possess Bodies

After the Demon Lord and the Five Great Protectors let out a burst of loud laughter, the Demon Lord spoke:

"Now that the Red Piercing Demon Star is about to arrive, I will find a way to send you to the Human Realm; you must complete your mission."

The Five Great Protectors knelt on one knee and said:

"Please rest assured, Demon Lord. We swear to complete the mission with our lives and will never let our Demon Realm's plan be thwarted."

The Demon Lord nodded slightly upon hearing this, then began to continuously cast Dharma seals with his hands.

Under the Demon Lord's casting, a black hole appeared in front of the Five Great Protectors. The Demon Lord pointed at the black hole and laughed:

"Go, I have already found physical bodies for you!"

Following the Demon Lord's order, the Five Great Protectors all swooshed into the black hole.

At this moment, the Human Realm had already ushered in the sound of roosters crowing, and inside the Situ Gong Mansion, the five members of the Twelve Immortal Dao Army—Dragon, Tiger, Ox, Snake, and Rat—who were in Seclusion and Meditation, suddenly began to tremble.

Seeing the five suddenly having a seizure, Rabbit, the leader of the twelve, spoke:

"Dragon, Tiger, Ox, Snake, Rat, what is wrong with you!"

Dragon, who possessed the strongest Spirit Sense among the twelve, spoke:

"I feel as if someone is tearing at my Spirit Sense, as if they want to occupy my physical body."

Upon hearing this, Rabbit's expression changed drastically; he drew the twin blades at his waist and said:

"What kind of sacred beings are you? Get out of my five brothers' bodies immediately."

Naturally, the ones who had suddenly appeared inside the bodies of Ox, Tiger, Ox, Snake, and Rat were the five: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

These were the bodies the Demon Lord had long since chosen for the five, so as soon as they arrived in the Human Realm from the Demon Realm, they began to seize the physical bodies.

Their own physical bodies had been destroyed in a great war thousands of years ago, so if they wanted to exert their maximum power in the Human Realm, they needed a physical vessel.

The Twelve Immortal Dao Army were death soldiers trained by Yang Su since childhood, and their physical strength was far superior to that of a Mortal, making them the best choice for the physical bodies of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

"Do not resist anymore. You humans and your Human Realm will eventually be ruled by our Demon Realm.

Let me grant you new power and let you become a part of the Demon Realm!"

Such a voice appeared in the minds of Dragon, Tiger, Ox, Snake, and Rat. After this voice, the Spirit Sense of all five was devoured by Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

Thus, Dragon, Tiger, Ox, Snake, and Rat had been possessed by Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, and the Five Great Protectors of the Demon Realm had successfully arrived in the Human Realm.

After completing the possession, Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth opened their eyes. Their eyes no longer held the clarity they had before, but were filled with cunning and evil.

Originally, when Rabbit saw the five open their eyes, he thought everything was fine, but when he saw the look in their eyes, he knew his five brothers must have been possessed by these five people before him.

Rabbit pointed his twin blades and said:

"Who exactly are you people?

Why did you attack my five brothers?"

The remaining six members of the Immortal Dao Army also drew their respective weapons and aimed them at Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth shook their bodies. Protector Gold felt Dragon's strong physical body and praised:

"This Mortal's vessel is not bad; it is almost half as good as my body from thousands of years ago."

Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth also spoke their own words, completely disregarding Rabbit's questions.

Seeing these five acting so arrogant and domineering, Rabbit and the other six charged toward Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth with their weapons.

But before the seven could even get close to Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, their movements were frozen by a single glance from Protector Gold. Then, Protector Gold unleashed a Demon Roar at the seven, and they were directly knocked down and severely injured on the ground.

Rabbit did not expect that with the strength of the seven of them, they could not even get close to these five. Rabbit asked:

"Who exactly are you? Even if we are to die, let us die knowing the truth!"

Protector Gold laughed loudly upon hearing this:

"We are the demons that you Mortals will never be able to defeat!

My name is Gold, and these are my four brothers: Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

We are the Five Great Protectors of the Demon Realm. That we five occupy your brothers' bodies should be their honor.

We can spare your lives; as long as you obediently listen to us and work for me, I can let you go.

When my Demon Realm descends upon the Human Realm in the future, you will be first-class heroes."

Rabbit was shocked, because they had often heard Yang Su speak about matters regarding the Demon Realm.

Yang Su had once told them that the Demon Realm had been sealed by the Yellow Emperor in the Scar of the Sky thousands of years ago. He had not expected that the Demon Realm would now rise from the ashes and come to the Human Realm to cause chaos.

Upon hearing Protector Gold's words, Dog immediately cursed loudly:

"You trash from the Demon Realm, we will never become the lackeys of your Demon Realm.

Your Demon Realm's ambitions will never be achieved; we in the Human Realm will definitely seal your Demon Realm again."

"Too much nonsense!"

Hearing Dog's words, Protector Fire emitted a flame from his hand, directly igniting Dog. Before long, Dog was reduced to ashes under a ball of blue flames.

"Dog!"

"Brother Dog!"

"Little Brother Dog!"

Seeing their brother killed by Protector Fire, the remaining six looked at Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth with fierce eyes.

Rabbit spoke on behalf of the group:

"Better to be a broken jade than a whole tile.

Even if we die, we will not become the lackeys of you monsters.

I believe our Situ Gong and General Yuwen will definitely avenge us; they will definitely destroy you monsters."

Although the Twelve Immortal Dao Army were death soldiers trained by Yang Su, the twelve were, after all, people born of parents; they could never agree to submit to the Demon Realm and become its lackeys.

Protector Fire laughed loudly upon hearing this:

"Good, since you want to die so much, then I will grant your wish!"

"You don't need to be anxious; very soon, I will send the Master Situ and General Yuwen you speak of down to keep you company."

Having said this, the Fifth Protector flicked his fingers, each shooting a streak of blue flame toward the six people.

Under the burning of the blue flames, the six did not let out a single cry, and Rabbit Boss even shouted:

"Demon Realm, my Human Realm and your Demon Realm shall forever be irreconcilable.

We people of the Human Realm will surely seal your Demon Realm in the Scar of the Sky for all eternity!

Xuanyuan Huangdi will not let you pack of lackeys go either."

"Truly, you don't shed tears until you see the coffin; go to hell, all of you!"

The Fire Protector glared at Rabbit Boss in anger, and subsequently, the six were burned directly into ashes!

The thing the Fire Protector least wanted to hear right now was the name Xuanyuan Huangdi.

If not for this person, their Demon Realm could have occupied the Human Realm thousands of years ago and used the Human Realm as their base.

Therefore, ever since being sealed by Xuanyuan Huangdi, the Fire Protector had been filled with hatred for Xuanyuan Huangdi.

This time, upon hearing that Duan Fengyun was the personal disciple of Xuanyuan Huangdi, the Fire Protector was also the most proactive; he could not wait to torture the personal disciple of Xuanyuan Huangdi in every possible way to vent the hatred he had harbored for these thousands of years.

The Fire Protector spoke up:

"Gold Boss, what shall we do next?

Where should we go to find that Duan Fengyun!"

Before the Gold Protector could speak, the Water Protector standing to the side stepped out and said:

"Gold Boss, brothers, it was not easy for us to get out of the Demon Realm.

For these thousands of years in the Demon Realm, we ate things that even dogs wouldn't eat; life was nothing at all.

Since we have arrived in the Human Realm, let us first find a place to eat something, and then find a place to have some fun; I wonder what you all think."

The Gold Protector looked at the Water Protector, knowing this guy was definitely lust-driven again; just as he was about to refute, he saw that the others also had expressions of longing, so the Gold Protector thought for a moment and nodded:

"Fine, the five of us will familiarize ourselves with the Human Realm today, and tomorrow we will go find that Duan Fengyun!"

Upon hearing the Gold Protector accept his suggestion, the Water Protector jumped up in excitement.

The first thing the five of them needed to do now was to change their clothes, as the Dragon, Tiger, Ox, Snake, and Rat outfits looked about the same as those of servants.

After some searching, the five of them each put on black robes and then headed toward the market.

At this moment, the capital did not yet know that five demons who had been sealed for thousands of years had already arrived quietly.

Meanwhile, the target of the Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth five, Duan Fengyun, after a night of Sword Flight, finally brought Dan Yuwu and Yuwen Tuo to their destination.

Duan Fengyun pointed to the land beneath the three of them and said:

"Below is our destination, Tianwai Village!"

In Duan Fengyun's eyes, Tianwai Village was indeed the best place to hide Dan Yuwu.

Although in the original story Yuwen Tuo also hid Dan Yuwu in Tianwai Village and entrusted her to the care of Guyue, she was later captured by the Demon Lord anyway.

But Duan Fengyun knew deeply that in the original story, it was entirely because Ning Ke appeared in Tianwai Village, causing the spiritual power of Tianwai Village to leak, which then led to the Demon Lord discovering the location of Tianwai Village.

Now that Guyue and Ran Weng were no longer in Tianwai Village, as long as he and Yuwen Tuo did not enter Tianwai Village again, he imagined that no one would know Dan Yuwu was here.

Yuwen Tuo looked at the land below, which offered a panoramic view, and asked in confusion:

"Brother Duan, are you sure this place can guarantee the safety of the Empress!"

Duan Fengyun did not speak; he used Sword Flight to bring the two of them into Tianwai Village.

After entering Tianwai Village, Yuwen Tuo apologized for his previous words:

"Brother Duan, I am sorry; I apologize for what I just said."

Duan Fengyun waved his hand and said:

"We are all brothers of the same family, why say so much.

This is the place where Immortal Guyue lives in seclusion; now that he and Ran Weng are both in the North Sea, there is no one here.

Only I, Immortal Guyue, and Ran Weng know the address of this place, so the Empress will be very safe hidden here.

Unless someone leaks it, no one from the Demon Realm will know the address of this place."

Duan Fengyun pointed to the birds singing and flowers fragrant, as well as a large vegetable garden in Tianwai Village, and smiled:

"Empress, I wonder if you can get used to living here alone for a period of time?"

Dan Yuwu also smiled and replied:

"Young Master Duan, you are joking.

I was imprisoned in the Otherworld for eighteen years, and I survived it.

This place is such a human fairyland, of course I can get used to it.

Being able to ensure that Tuo'er is not held hostage by the Demon Realm here is the best choice for both me and Tuo'er!"

Yuwen Tuo knelt on the ground with a thud and said:

"Empress Mother, I am sorry; it is Tuo'er who has failed your trust.

Previously, Tuo'er did not rescue the Empress Mother from the Otherworld in time, and now I must have the Empress Mother hide here; it is Tuo'er who is unfilial!

Please, Empress Mother, punish Tuo'er!"

Dan Yuwu reached out to help Yuwen Tuo up and said:

"Tuo'er, there is gold under a man's knees; do not kneel easily.

I feel very comfortable living here; I can stay away from the hustle and bustle of the human world, and I feel it is quite good.

So I like it here; Tuo'er, you do not need to blame yourself. Empress Mother is already very proud to see your current achievements."

The helped-up Yuwen Tuo took out a wrapped parcel from the Void, and under the gaze of Dan Yuwu and Duan Fengyun, Yuwen Tuo slowly opened the parcel: it was a skull.

Yuwen Tuo held the skull and said:

"Empress Mother, this is the skull of Yang Su; eighteen years ago, it was he who destroyed my Northern Zhou, and it was also he who imprisoned you, Empress Mother, for eighteen years."

Our eighteen years of separation were all because of him.

"Mother, today I shall use Yang Su's head to express my apologies to you."

Dan Yuwu waved her hand and said:

"Find a place to bury him!"

Yuwen Tuo looked at Dan Yuwu in disbelief and asked:

"Mother, why is this? He is the culprit who caused all our tragedies."

Looking at the agitated Yuwen Tuo, Duan Fengyun walked over and patted Yuwen Tuo on the shoulder.

Dan Yuwu began to explain:

"Tuo'er, back then our Northern Zhou lacked talent, and your father the Emperor lacked the ability to govern the country, so the destruction of our Northern Zhou was an expected outcome.

Although Yang Su imprisoned me for eighteen years, in these eighteen years, Yang Su taught you magic and military strategy, giving you the ability to protect yourself in this chaotic world.

If it were your father the Emperor or me, we admit we could not have taught you this well.

Therefore, Yang Su does have the grace of a teacher toward you after all; go and bury him!

Let our grievances with Yang Su return to dust and earth!"

Looking at Dan Yuwu, then at the skull of Yang Su in his hand, Yuwen Tuo finally blasted a large hole in the ground at his feet, placed Yang Su's skull inside, and then buried it.

After resolving the matter of Yang Su, Dan Yuwu's eyes turned toward Duan Fengyun.

"This Mr. Duan, you can tell me your identity now, can't you?

I feel as if we have some kind of connection!"

Duan Fengyun looked at Yuwen Tuo and smiled:

"Brother Yuwen, you do the honors and clear up the lady's confusion."