Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

In the dilapidated Tulip Community.

Du Wei's eyes became somewhat detached as he looked at the police officer Allen behind him and asked, "Is Mary Shaw a living person?"

Allen replied, "Yes, Mrs. Mary Shaw is alive and well. She's the owner of a nearby hotel and has lived here for decades."

Upon hearing this.

Du Wei fell silent.

The information from the church indicated that the Evil Spirit incident here originated from a terrifying legend called Mary Shaw.

If it were a terror legend, then it must have been circulating for many years, and the so-called Mary Shaw should certainly be deceased, if not at least associated with some ghostly tale.

Yet Officer Allen claimed Mary Shaw hadn't died at all, but instead ran a hotel near the community.

But what if this so-called Mary Shaw wasn't a living person?

Or what if she was indeed a Cultist from the Veda Sect, possessing some sort of sinister power?

Either possibility...

Considering this.

Du Wei couldn't help but feel a headache develop, so he looked at Officer Allen and asked, "Let's talk about the victims, as far as I know they all died near that building, is that correct?"

After a moment of thought, Officer Allen answered, "I suppose you could say that, they were all residents of this community, and they all died inside that residential building. Each person's death was very tragic, as you probably already know."

Du Wei hummed in acknowledgment, "I am roughly aware of the situation."

It seemed the information provided by the church wasn't incorrect, just too fragmentary and not detailed enough.

And this also highlighted the current internal issues within the church.

Exorcists are too scarce...

"I have to take a look inside that building, are you coming with me?"

At this point, the two had arrived at the foot of the residential building, which was painted all over and stood out glaringly, even more eerie in the rain.

Allen hesitated before saying, "I don't particularly recommend you go in..."

Before understanding the presence of an Evil Spirit, people weren't so fearful and scared of related matters.

But once they touch upon the truth, an involuntary fear psychology emerges.

This is what's called the survival instinct.

Avoiding danger is an irresistible physiological response for everyone.

Du Wei understood this and said no more, "Please wait for me outside."

Allen sighed, "Okay, now I fully believe you're an Exorcist, you sure have guts."

Du Wei stated indifferently, "Keeping calm is the first and foremost requirement when facing an Evil Spirit."

Having said this, he turned and left.

Meanwhile, Allen watched as Du Wei, holding the Black Umbrella, step by step, entered the detached residential building, gradually engulfed by the darkness at the door.

Suddenly.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and the pouring rain lashed Allen's face, involuntarily causing him to shiver.

Allen turned his head to look around, an inexplicable chill welling up from the bottom of his heart.

...

Meanwhile, inside the residential building.

After Du Wei passed through the entrance hallway, he sized up the interior of the building.

The ground floor was a lobby, used for storing parcels.

The four floors above served as residential areas, extending upwards via two staircases, appearing to be a hybrid of an apartment and a residential building.

But now that power supply to the community had been cut off, the interior was very dim.
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Luckily, it was daytime, and visibility wasn't too affected.

Tap...

Footsteps echoed.

Du Wei walked up the stairs, his steps extremely steady, his gaze sweeping over the shadows around him.

In his state of Spirit Vision, he did not sense any anomalies; he failed to perceive even the slightest hint of eerie aura.

No Evil Spirits... no Ghosts.

One could even say there was no danger.

"This is strange, could it be that nothing happened after those people died in this building?"

"If it was the work of an Evil Spirit, there would certainly be some residual aura left behind, no matter how faint, it couldn't be as clean as this..."

He used the word 'clean', and indeed, the entire building was clean if there were no Evil Spirits present.

But this made Du Wei even more puzzled.

He quickly arrived on the second floor.

There were four rooms on each floor, spread out over a rather large space.

Du Wei came to a door nearest the stairwell.

On the old wooden door with red paint, there was an ancient door viewer, which appeared somewhat blurred due to its age.

Du Wei thought for a moment, leaned slightly towards the door viewer, and looked inside.

Inside.

All the furniture was covered with a tint of yellowing, including the lampshades on the ceiling, and the floor was covered with a lot of dust.

Clearly, this room should have been unoccupied all this time, hence it was sealed off by the property management of Tulip Community or the owner of the house, waiting to be rented or sold.

"But before the Evil Spirit incident occurred, someone should have cleaned this building."

Du Wei's voice was somewhat cold as he lowered his head to glance at the floor beneath his feet.

It was excessively clean, as if it had just been mopped.

"Interesting, if I'm not mistaken, the other rooms should be the same."

With that, he simply went directly to the remaining three doors to check each one.

As he expected.

The interior of every room was more or less the same, all the furniture sealed away, with only minor differences.

"It's like playing a puzzle game, but I just don't know what the so-called Evil Spirit really is," Du Wei couldn't help but sneer, then walked towards the stairwell.

From the second floor to the third, and finally to the top floor.

There were four rooms on every floor, and each room had no occupants, silent and deathly still.

...

This was a residential building that had already been sealed off long ago.

Moreover, judging by the level of dust accumulation in those rooms, it had been at least more than half a year.

This did not match up with the timeline of the Evil Spirit event.

That meant the building had been abandoned even before that.

But aside from that, everything was very clean.

"Evil Spirits certainly won't clean, so there must be someone doing this, and with the community now sealed off, even the property management people can't get in, so I need to find this person who likes to clean, she should know something."

"And this 'she' is Mary Shaw, a living person."

After Du Wei came downstairs, he looked up at Officer Allen, standing in the rain, unwilling to approach the residential building, with a somewhat strange expression in his eyes.

"Are you very scared?"

His voice was cold, devoid of any emotion.

Upon hearing this, Allen jolted and exclaimed, "No, no, no... I'm not scared, I'm just waiting for you."

Du Wei looked into his eyes and said thoughtfully, "Take me to Mrs. Mary Shaw's inn, I plan to stay for a couple of days."

Allen asked in confusion, "Is everything alright in the building?"

Du Wei's tone was somewhat unusual, "Nothing is wrong for now, but there will probably be something soon."