Exorcist’s Self-Cultivation

"Congratulations, Mr. Du Wei, from now on, not only are you the Exorcist responsible for the Evil Spirit incidents in New York, but you are also the Deputy Director of the Church Tribunal. It is an honor, but also a responsibility.”

In the council, after Archbishop Skadi finished his announcement, the others exchanged glances, indicating no objections.

For Du Wei, this was both good and bad news.

From the outset of his involvement in Evil Spirit Transformation, he had no intention of getting too close to the church, but things went contrary to his wishes.

As he encountered more and more Evil Spirits, he inadvertently became more involved with the church’s inner workings, and his position ascended rapidly.

Just like Father Tony once said, he felt Du Wei would become the youngest Archbishop in the history of the church. Although he had not reached that step yet, the position of Deputy Director of the Tribunal was not far off.

"Cough, cough…”

Archbishop Skadi looked at everyone present, cleared his throat, and said, “The meeting is now adjourned. Also, Mr. Du Wei, please come with me, Mr. Alvin Dowqui wishes to see you.”

Du Wei stood up and said, “All right.”

The others cast peculiar glances at Du Wei, but they said nothing more and turned to leave the church.

Du Wei was keenly aware of this, but he did not ask.

After all, since the other party wanted to see him, he would naturally find out what it was about upon meeting.

…

Ten minutes later.

The two arrived in the underground of the cathedral.

Perhaps because it was once part of Dusk Bell Church, the church also preferred to hollow out the ground. Many important matters were handled underground.

However, the church had a longer history than Dusk Bell, and therefore, the underground walls were all built with stone bricks, making the temperature slightly lower and feeling somewhat chilly.

Along the way.

Apart from some stern-looking clergy moving hastily, he saw nothing else.

Moreover, even when these clergy saw Archbishop Skadi, they only nodded slightly, not very respectfully.

"They are clergy in charge of the Hunters and are not under my jurisdiction,” Skadi explained kindly upon noticing Du Wei’s puzzlement.

This only piqued Du Wei’s curiosity even more, “You’re responsible for all church matters, but they’re not under your control? Does that mean they are managed by the Hunters?”

Skadi whispered, “There are others inside the church besides me; many powers are shared. However, you don’t need to concern yourself with those things, because we will keep the Hunters separate.”

These words were quite direct, seemingly showing a disdainful attitude toward the Hunters, yet in reality, it was a special favor.

Being kept out of the internal factions also meant that the Hunters’ status was higher than one might think.

Without involving themselves in power struggles, there were fewer messy issues.

Du Wei was quite satisfied with this and hence changed the subject to ask about something that concerned him, “By the way, I have a few friends in the church. I heard they went to Massas City. How are they doing?”

He was referring to James and others…

James had issues with his Evil Spirit Transformation as well, having been influenced by Evil Spirit Du Wei. Strictly speaking, his Evil Spirit Transformation was an imitation of Evil Spirit Du Wei.

And, with the synchronization of memories, Du Wei knew that Evil Spirit Du Wei could control James’s Evil Spirit Transformation. Through those eyes, it could contact the outside world in another way.

It was like a ticking bomb, bound to explode sooner or later!

Skadi was unaware of Du Wei’s intent, and after a moment of thought, he said, “Oh, James? I know him. He’s a Hunter now, but he lost an arm and is currently recuperating.”

Du Wei managed to display a surprised expression at the right time, “He also turned into a Hunter… This… May the Lord bless him.”

Pleased with this response, Skadi said, “It’s rare for a Hunter to maintain concern for friends, but you needn’t worry too much about James. The church has a complete plan for his future development.”

A jolt went through Du Wei’s heart, prompting him to quickly ask, “What do you mean by plan? Will he be incorporated into the Tribunal?”

If James were to join the Tribunal, Du Wei would be able to interact with him, and perhaps he could attempt to sever the connection between Evil Spirit Du Wei and him.

At the very least, he could keep the situation under his own control.

Archbishop Skadi, however, was profoundly superstitious about this matter, “The arrangements concerning him are secrets within secrets in the church.”

It was obvious he had no intention of continuing the conversation.

At that moment, the two of them had just arrived at the doorway of an underground room.

The door was made of steel and had a relief of a cross on its surface, engraved with sacred symbols.

"Mr. Alvin, the person you wanted to meet has been brought here,” Skadi said.

Archbishop Skadi gestured for Du Wei to be silent and knocked on the door.

Knock, knock, knock…

The sound was muffled.

After a while, the door opened with a whoosh.

In an instant.

The temperature around plummeted, and a cold, gloomy breath emanated from behind the door.

Then, Du Wei saw an old man about seventy years old, with white hair and some baldness, come to the door.

His skin was full of wrinkles, and age spots were clearly visible.

What was most striking were his eyes, bleak and lifeless, devoid of any emotion.

Through a hunter’s instinct, Du Wei immediately identified the old man’s identity—Alvin Dowqui.

A hunter who had lived from the last century to the present day.

Alvin Dowqui, with his eyelids drooping, pointed at Du Wei and said, “You come in with me, everyone else stays outside, close your ears…”

Archbishop Skadi sighed helplessly, took a few steps back, and indeed covered his ears, not daring to listen.

Seeing this, Du Wei felt even more solemn; this hunter gave him the feeling of being hardly different from an Evil Spirit.

In fact, he seemed far more terrifying than the shadowy type of Evil Spirit.

Most importantly, before undergoing a complete Evil Spirit transformation, his memory and wisdom had not faded.

He was very much like an Evil Spirit Du Wei but was much weaker than an Evil Spirit Du Wei.

Seeing Du Wei on his guard, Alvin Dowqui said coldly, “You don’t need to be afraid of me. Moreover, I’ve known about your existence for a long time now.”

At those words, Du Wei responded softly, “I’m honored.”

He then walked into the room.

The next second, the steel door shut heavily.

It looked rather like the control an Evil Spirit might exert over a door, akin to a psychological counseling clinic.

After entering, Du Wei took a brief look at the room’s interior.

To his surprise, there was only one bed in the room, which, aside from that, was filled with all sorts of books.

After entering the room, Alvin Dowqui casually sat on the books scattered on the floor and waved Du Wei over, saying, “Please, take a seat.”

While saying this, he took out an ebony cross from his pocket and threw it over.

"This is something created within the church to deal with the risk of Evil Spirit transformation, but for an old bone like me, it’s of little use anymore.”

Du Wei caught the ebony cross and said thanks.

But at that moment, Alvin Dowqui said coldly, “I know many of your secrets. You have an acquaintance who is an exorcist named James. He became a hunter in Massas City. Do you want to know what will become of him?”

A chill ran through Du Wei, but he replied indifferently, “Since you ask, you must be planning to tell me.”

Alvin Dowqui nodded, “James is going to join Dusk Bell. He will become an undercover agent for the church, or rather, the one to nudge Dusk Bell back on course.”

"But I know you’ve been to Massas City before, and you even killed a hunter from Dusk Bell.”

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