Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

In the church, it was still the same room.

Du Wei took the Exorcist qualification certificate from Father Tony's hands.

He had actually seen this thing before.

It was different from the information booklet of Andrew Dowqui, being more finely crafted, and the material had been changed to real leather.

At first glance, one of the church's representative symbols could be seen: the Crown of Thorns.

Upon opening it, the first page had the following information.

[Name: Du Wei]

[Date of Birth: February 3, 1994]

[Date of Admission: May 20, 2020]

[Duty: Exorcism]

The second page read:

[Entered the mysterious bus on May 17, 2020, and uncovered some important information, recommended for church membership by Father Tony from the local church in North Brook District, New York]

Below that was a blank space.

Du Wei closed it and casually slipped it into his pocket.

Seeing this, Father Tony said with a smile, "The church places great importance on the information you've uncovered, so the approval of your qualification certificate was very quick, the fastest I've ever seen."

Du Wei nodded in agreement, "Indeed, it was very fast. When exactly is the new Exorcist supposed to arrive this week?"

Compared to other matters, he was more concerned about when he could rid himself of the dangers brought by the nun.

Father Tony's expression turned much more serious, fully aware of Du Wei's current troubles, and said, "They are still preparing some things on their side. They should arrive by Saturday at the latest, no later than the weekend."

Du Wei asked with some confusion, "Some things? For dealing with it?"

Father Tony replied, "Yes, the previous Exorcist used special items to contain it, but clearly, it's too evil. We'll need to use even more powerful items to restrain it again, or even seal it away."

"Seal it? That sounds very magical."

"The church just calls it sealing. In practice, it is about finding its medium and confining it together with the medium, keeping it in places most people wouldn't go to."

Du Wei showed a look of understanding, indicating he got the point.

At that moment, Father Tony noticed the bag Du Wei was carrying and frowned.

"Mr. Du Wei, what exactly do you have in your backpack? It gives me a rather strange feeling."

"Yes, that's one of the reasons I came to see you," Du Wei said.

He then organized his thoughts and began to explain, "Regarding a previous patient of mine, she was tormented by an Evil Spirit Doll, so I managed to capture it, um... but now I need a container, preferably something that can isolate its power, prevent the Evil Spirit inside from getting out."

Father Tony looked at Du Wei and said, "I think I understand, but I really advise against keeping this thing on you, especially since you already have two Evil Spirits entangled with you, along with a terribly dreadful curse."

Du Wei spoke indifferently, "I have my own plans."

Father Tony had no choice but to say, "Very well, please wait a moment. I need to go up to the attic; New York hasn't had an Exorcist for so long, many things have been thrown up there."

After saying that, he walked out.

Seeing that he didn't seem to want Du Wei to follow, he waited in the room, occasionally glancing at the large, heavy box.

Inside were supplies sent by the church: Holy Water, Bone Powder, and some new items that Father Tony had mentioned.

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As for Bone Powder, it originated from certain special Evil Spirits that had been killed.

These two items had helped Du Wei a lot and were also commonly used by Exorcists.

He had previously heard Father Tony say that the process of making Holy Water was itself an Exorcism Ritual, which is why it could harm Evil Spirits.

As for Bone Powder, its production method was a secret within the church, not well known, but the fact that it came from a special Evil Spirit killed illuminated how difficult it was to produce Bone Powder.

Of the Evil Spirits Du Wei had encountered so far, very few could be killed, and the two in his home were exceptionally strange.

One had always been just a blur of a black shadow, occasionally revealing a pair of eyes, and that was only related to mechanisms.

The other had only a woman's face that appeared in water.

He had always felt that the presence of these two Evil Spirits was more bizarre and terrifying than others.

Although one of them, due to its spreading mechanism being limited to those who knew the information, would be stopped dead in its tracks from spreading further—the Evil Spirit brought by Aisha.

But the other could post online by itself, with an incredibly horrifying contagion: just seeing its photo made one a target, and it would move to slip notes into houses, be seen through the peephole, or be noticed by the sound of knocking.

Compared to the rest, the two Evil Spirits in his home seemed exceedingly absurd and strange.

If it weren't for that Antique Clock, Du Wei estimated that the two Evil Spirits would not be as well-behaved as they were now.

After a short time, Father Tony walked in carrying something.

"I've found what you need, Mr. Du Wei."

As soon as he entered, Du Wei noticed that he was carrying a box covered by a black cloth, which was dusty, suggesting it had been stored for a very long time.

Father Tony lifted the black cloth, scattering the dust and revealing the object beneath.

It was a small glass-mounted cabinet, with each frame silver-plated and engraved with Biblical text and some symbols representing sanctity.

"Cough cough, this is something left over from a long time ago. It's called a sealing cabinet, meant for storing media associated with Evil Spirits, but it can also be used to contain the Evil Spirit Doll you've caught."

Seemingly choked by the dust, Father Tony couldn't help but cough a few times and waved the air.

Du Wei looked at the sealing cabinet, noting that its height and size were quite suitable to contain Annabelle.

Thus, he said to Father Tony, "This is indeed what I need, plus most of my supplies are used up. I need some restocking."

Father Tony seemed surprised as he said, "All used up? It was just an Evil Spirit Doll, but that seems normal, after all, Evil Spirits truly are troublesome..."

After a moment of silence, Du Wei said, "Actually, there are other Evil Spirits, and I still haven't resolved Mrs. Mina's issue."

"Hmm? Oh! Are you certain?"

Du Wei knew he was asking whether the incident involving the Evil Spirit that Mrs. Mina encountered was real.

So, he replied, "Yes, her daughter is already possessed by an Evil Spirit, and it seems she can dream of the scenes and timing of her death caused by the Evil Spirit."

Father Tony's face took on an unusual expression as he said, "I see. Tell me what you need."

Looking at his expression, Du Wei raised an eyebrow and responded, "A sufficient amount of Holy Water, Bone Powder... and I'm very interested in the new items you mentioned. Are they used for fighting Evil Spirits?"

"Yes, but they're not quite the same," replied Father Tony.