Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

Inside the psychological counseling clinic.

After Du Wei finished speaking, James nodded at him and then slowly said, "Well, if that's the case, let's try to make contact first... The Evil Spirit in the restroom is less dangerous, right?"

Du Wei calmly replied, "Yes, it's indeed quite weak. I even came into contact with it tonight, and there was no danger."

James hummed in acknowledgment and then said to Homier, "You go upstairs, and Harry and I will go outside."

"Alright," Homier responded, standing up and heading directly upstairs.

Meanwhile, James exchanged a glance with Harley and then took out a compact camera from his pocket.

Seeing this, Du Wei asked with some curiosity, "A camera? Are you going to take photos?"

James explained, "Indeed it's for taking photos, only that the target is the Evil Spirit. Many Evil Spirits are quite inscrutable; you never know for what reason they might target an Exorcist. And this camera..."

He paused before continuing, "In the future, you should come across such items; they are often the media through which Evil Spirits exist. When an Evil Spirit is eliminated, they become a weapon for the Exorcist, possessing the power to combat Evil Spirits."

"As long as the Evil Spirit is captured in a photo, its true form will be revealed, rendering it incapable of making a move against the target for some time."

Upon hearing this, Du Wei suddenly touched his own face, smiling and said, "So that's how it is, I see."

On the side, Harry frowned. For some reason, ever since arriving at this psychological counseling clinic, he had been feeling that there was something very off about this man named "Du Wei."

While he was thinking, James patted his shoulder and reminded him, "What are you staring at? Come on, let's go outside."

Suddenly interrupted from his thoughts, Harry could only nod and follow, yet the strange feeling in his heart just wouldn't dissipate.

Du Wei, on the other hand, sat expressionless on the sofa, constantly supporting his chin with his right hand, his face alarmingly calm, without a trace of emotion, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

…

Upstairs.

Homier pushed open the door to the restroom and, noticing that the light could only penetrate halfway, leaving most of the area in shadow, she pressed the light switch.

But the bright light she expected didn't come on.

Then, she looked up at the lightbulb overhead and saw nothing but the black traces suggestive of a burnt-out bulb due to unstable voltage.

"Is it because of the Evil Spirit..." she murmured.

With a vague sense of something amiss, she warily started walking towards the washbasin.

Soon, she arrived in front of the washbasin, directly facing the mirror that filled her entire field of view.

Then, Homier took a deep breath and placed her hand on the faucet.

Just a slight twist and the water would slowly fill the basin, and then an Evil Spirit would appear at the bottom of the basin?

As she thought this, her expression grew very conflicted.

Although she had joined the church a long time ago and became an Exorcist earlier than others, she still found it difficult to suppress the fear she felt in the presence of Evil Spirits.

For an Exorcist, this was exceedingly fatal.

Fortunately, Homier's fear was only temporary, and she was quite adept at managing her emotions.

After a few deep breaths, she turned on the faucet, watching as the water slowly accumulated in the basin.

At the same time, Homier took out a Holy Bible from her belongings. If the Evil Spirit really did appear at the bottom of the basin as Du Wei had described, she would start the Exorcism Ritual immediately.

As the water in the basin gradually brimmed, Homier stared unblinkingly at the bottom, eyes not even daring to flutter.

Gradually, she began to feel an unusual sense of oppression, and her breathing became more rapid.

This was the sign of entering the state of Spirit Vision.

This means the Evil Spirit is coming…

Most Exorcists are not like Du Wei, able to enter the Spirit Vision state at will; they can only do so passively when the Evil Spirit appears nearby.

As it was for Du Wei in the beginning…

Accompanied by a sharp, droning sound in her ears, Homier endured a stabbing pain in her heart and saw a wrinkled woman's face emerge from the bottom of the pool.

This face, as if soaked in the pool for a long time, seemed distorted, and what was eerie was that her eyes were wide open, filled with blood vessels…

Homier quickly recited the passages from the Holy Scripture, which seemed rather dull, with no presence of Otherness or a specific manifestation of power, but it was indeed the Church's Exorcism Ritual.

As the Exorcism Ritual proceeded, the air around her grew colder, and Homier kept reciting passages from the Holy Scripture, while the woman's face at the bottom of the sink seemed to be suppressed, slowly fading away.

She breathed a sigh of relief and shouted loudly, "In the name of the Lord, leave this house now, leave the man you have latched onto!"

But just then, with a snap…

The bathroom door suddenly closed, the light gradually dimmed, and large shadows began to spread from behind her.

Darkness enveloped her.

The next second.

Homier clenched her teeth, glanced back at the shut door, and did not try to break through it to leave, but instead took out a light stick from her pocket, snapped it hard, and placed it on the washstand.

Once the Exorcism Ritual started, it couldn't stop, otherwise she would be attacked by the Evil Spirit.

So, she continued reciting, her voice growing louder, as if she were arguing with someone.

Yet at that moment, with an inadvertent glance, she saw an extremely bizarre scene in the mirror.

The mirror, which should have reflected Homier's image, showed no sign of her existence. Instead, it was replaced by a face she was very familiar with—Du Wei.

"Mr. Du Wei? Are you behind me?"

The Du Wei in the mirror had a face haggard and weary, but his eyes were chillingly calm, sharp as the finest sword, able to pierce the heart.

He looked nothing like the man she had first met.

Homier couldn't help but shiver, turning her head quickly to look behind her, and what frightened her even more was that there was no sign of Du Wei behind her, only the tightly closed door.

"What's going on?"

At this moment, Homier had already stopped reciting the Holy Scripture, feeling an impulse to flee. Mr. Du Wei, who was supposed to be sitting on the first floor, had inexplicably appeared in the mirror, and even with all her experiences with Evil Spirits, she had never encountered such a strange occurrence.

That's when the Du Wei in the mirror suddenly reached out his hand, touched some water, and wrote a line of words on the mirror.

Homier glanced at it, puzzled; the words were all reversed, making them difficult to read.

"What are you trying to tell me?"

In the mirror, Du Wei fell silent for a moment before erasing and rewriting.

[When I remove the mask, it becomes me. At first, it will speak and act just like me, but as it interacts more, it will realize it is not me]

This time, Homier understood, but she was taken aback, looking at the Du Wei in the mirror with an extremely cautious gaze.

Some creepy Evil Spirits would deliberately provide some information to deceive the Exorcist.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

But the next line of text suddenly made the wariness in her eyes vanish, replaced by intense terror.

[The reason you are here must be because it told you to come. It wants to kill all of you, but the influence of the clock is still there, leading it to a wrong judgment]

[Control it immediately and bring it here, put the mask back on its face, or else you will all die, and I won't be able to leave the mirror and take back my body]

Meanwhile, down on the first floor, the hands of the Antique Clock suddenly slowed for a moment, as if sensing something, the hour hand, minute hand, and second hand seemed about to overlap once again.