Once, I wanted to be a good person

"So, in the end, the Demigod of the Si Family abandoned the research and left this scrap for their descendants as a memento."

"When I first got this artifact, I didn't think much of it either. I just thought it was a blessing from the heavens on us demigods, preventing the worst possibility."

"But gradually, I had a little quirky idea: the reason this artifact couldn't control a demigod was that a demigod's soul is too powerful. Then if it's used on a Divine Fiend, whose soul is broken (a common Outer Realm demigod perspective on Divine Fiends), could it work?"

"However, although I had this guess, the talisman paper was in my clone's hands, and my clone had a mission to stay in the Real World and couldn't return to the Outer Realm, so it was impossible to test it."

"And honestly, although I had this notion, I really didn't think it had much probability, so I didn't pay much attention to it."

"Later, I got the chance to return to the Outer Realm and happened to encounter an assassination attempt by a Divine Fiend controlled by the Blue Blood Venerable. At that life-and-death moment, I suddenly remembered the talisman paper."

"At the time, I had a 'try anything' attitude, and used the talisman paper on the Divine Fiend, and to my surprise, it actually worked."

Standing on the high platform in front of the demigod's mystic realm, Fang Ze recounted the entire episode slowly. Although the whole thing seemed a bit coincidental, on closer inspection of what Fang Ze said, it all seemed logical.

After all, compared to well-known demigods like Yuan Gu and Dahei Jialuo, suddenly mastering the method to control Divine Fiends without having interacted with them, it was more believable that this was a by-product of an experiment by a Human Race prodigy.

After all, the Human Race is now the protagonist of heaven and earth, favored by the World Origin, with endless talents and prodigies, finding a few new discoveries is quite normal.

Moreover, according to Fang Ze's statement, it made perfect sense why he didn't inform Yuan Gu about the matter:

Firstly, this talisman paper wasn't originally made to control Divine Fiends, and there was no way to tell if it would work before an experiment. So "Dahei Jialuo" couldn't inform Yuan Gu based on just a guess.

Secondly, for these ten years, the consciousness of Dahei Jialuo had been operating in the Real World, and Yuan Gu wasn't by his side. He had no time to inform Yuan Gu. Regarding traveling back and forth to the Outer Realm for verification or informing: during the early stage of the Domain War, the resources required to travel between realms were immense. No demigod would spend huge costs to travel back and forth for just a hypothesis.

Finally, when "Dahei Jialuo" met Yuan Gu, Yuan Gu had already descended to the Real World, and "Dahei Jialuo" was preparing to return to the Outer Realm. So even if notified in advance, it was futile. Having waited for over a decade, it was better to verify first then inform.

Although the story seemed a bit coincidental, it was also logical and made sense.

After all, who would have thought that "Dahei Jialuo" would experience no trouble in the Real World for over a decade, only to encounter an assassination upon returning to the Outer Realm, having no choice but to use the talisman paper, leading to him being in a situation where he needed it for survival.

Thinking of this, many venerables in the crowd also found themselves agreeing with Fang Ze's narrative.

And just then, a demigod, with a head big like a pumpkin, suddenly spoke, "But Garo, by selling such a critical artifact of your line, won't the venerables and demigods of your line have any objections?"

On hearing the venerable's words, other venerables couldn't help but look at him with an expression of looking at an idiot.

Fang Ze, hearing this, also gave a slight smile and said, "Venerable, do you think I have any other choice?"

"I'm trapped here, my life is in danger, the space is isolated, I can't even send a message. And Venerable Yuan Gu is in the Real World, unable to return in the short term. Apart from using this artifact as leverage, I had no way to escape!"

"So, I believe that even after the fact, if Venerable Yuan Gu knew about this, he would affirm my actions."

Hearing Fang Ze's words, that venerable suddenly nodded in realization.

After explaining the whole process, Fang Ze also manipulated the Fiend Codex to demonstrate the effect of "talisman paper controlling Divine Fiend" to the venerables present.

Upon seeing that the Divine Fiend indeed obeyed Fang Ze's orders like a soldier, all the venerables at the scene were enlightened.

And when they saw that under Fang Ze's command, the Fiend Codex awkwardly but proficiently sat cross-legged, absorbing the Power of Laws and converting it into Divine Power to replenish and heal injuries, the venerables on-site were moved.

And that's not all. These venerables, able to live for hundreds or thousands of years, are old foxes, so what Fang Ze thought of, they clearly thought of too:

If this talisman can make a Divine Fiend autonomously absorb Divine Power, can it not also put the Divine Fiend into hibernation! Rejuvenate their lifespan, and turn back into demigods!?

Once this idea was conceived, the venerables present really couldn't sit still.

The implications of this possibility alone caused those ambitious venerables to feel their hearts racing!

A wise, intelligent, yet completely obedient demigod army!? And a demigod army with multiple lives, fearless of death!

What a powerful force this would be?

Just thinking about it, the demigods present began to suspect that such a force could break the power balance maintained for thousands of years in the Outer Realm!