Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

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Du Wei's words sounded very sharp.

He swept his gaze across everyone present, with an expression devoid of any emotion.

All of them, including Gascogne, nodded.

"Don your mask and join the Vanity Sect, and your true face will be concealed. Your previous identity shall have no relation to you whatsoever,"

"However, as a member of the Vanity Sect, Your Excellency the Duke, I earnestly suggest that you kill those people with your own hands, to forever eliminate potential threats,"

Gascogne's look was very dangerous.

He was locking eyes with Du Wei.

And Du Wei, while his gaze remained unchanged, felt an indescribable oddity in his heart.

He saw a suppressed, intense hostility in the other's eyes.

As if there were some kind of contradiction.

Thus,

Du Wei coldly said, "What's the point in killing them? Though I have regained my memory, and I do not shy away from killing, I never kill indiscriminately."

Actually, up to now, he had never killed a single person.

Be they good or evil.

The acts had always been carried out by the shadow, and they were completely unrelated to him.

As for the Evil Spirit Du Wei?

That wasn't human.

It wasn't that he was flaunting righteousness, but rather the shadow killed more swiftly and handled things more cleanly.

Gascogne gave a meaningful smile and did not continue the conversation.

The rest fell into silence.

The atmosphere became extremely awkward.

It seemed Du Wei's action had broken some form of convention, turning what had been a harmonious atmosphere in another direction.

And this,

Du Wei did not care about.

He didn't join the Vanity Sect to help these people with their affairs, but to find the man who was after Alex.

Only by doing so, could he find a way to pry open the man's mouth.

To obtain the information he wanted.

With that thought,

Du Wei said to himself, "Let's skip this topic. Since we of the Vanity Sect are currently collecting Hell's Gate, everyone wants to steal the Demon God's power and become the Demon God."

"Then, I have a suggestion."

"In many religions, there are references to the Demon God. Besides searching for Hell's Gate, we can actually infiltrate these religions and secretly carry off those items."

"For instance, the Dusk Bell Church—their Matthew has fused with such a thing, and as far as I know, he seems to have in his possession a pen related to the Demon God."

"With such a clear target, and us being thirteen in number, why not march on their door and take it away?"

This was merely a probe.

He knew this suggestion would likely not be accepted, but since he would sooner or later go to the Dusk Bell Church, he might as well apply some foreshadowing.

Moreover, it was a convenient way to shift the topic.

To eventually lead to Minette.

As Du Wei finished speaking,

As expected, there was opposition.

Brand directly refused, "The strength of Lord Matthew exceeds our expectations, and even when we attacked him together last time, we could not kill him."

"He may have fused the items of two Demon Gods. If we truly corner him in desperation, we will be the ones to suffer."

Du Wei said indifferently, "Is that so? I don't think so. If he can combine two items, there is no reason we cannot do the same."

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"All of you seated here are the top beings of this era; we absolutely do not need to follow the game rules."

Gascogne frowned and said, "Your Excellency the Duke, it seems you have quite an issue with Lord Matthew..."

Du Wei responded frankly, "It's because I know he has a pen, a pen that is very important to me, one that may help me to find out who the woman I once deeply loved is."

Gascogne spoke grimly, "Deeply loved?"

Du Wei nodded, "Yes, my memories have not fully recovered yet, but I recall that my past deep love is somehow linked to my failure to become the Demon God."

"I want to know why I failed."

This turned the topic to Minette.

Du Wei looked at Gascogne.

He felt that the person before him might just be the target he was looking for, because the other's attitude was obviously not normal.

But at that moment,

Brand, who was to the side, said, "Those are all matters of the past, Your Excellency. Since you do not care about those things, there's no need to trace back."

"We have found a new direction on the path you have walked."

"Stealing the Demon God's power, becoming a Demon God slowly, is much gentler than your forceful attempt to become one."

"Moreover, there are destined to be only seventy-two Demon Gods, a rule that was set long ago, a rule that no one can defy. We can only become them, take their place."

Upon hearing this,

Du Wei's look became even more peculiar.

His thoughts on Gascogne wavered, and Brand's attitude towards him seemed different as well.

He appeared very friendly.

Yet there was no reason for the other to do so—just to make Gascogne uncomfortable through him, which seemed like a low-level tactic.

What's this overture? Friendship?

That involves interests, or perhaps conspiracies...

Who could it be?

Immediately, Du Wei's gaze turned cold. He pondered, "The waters of the Vanity Sect are deeper than I thought. Maybe I shouldn't be too hasty. I should lay low for a few days and observe their every move in secret."

After all, Du Wei had now thrown out both his own identity and Minette's.

The bait was here, the man hiding within the Vanity Sect would sooner or later show his true colors.

All he had to do was occasionally raise the stakes, simply to lure the other party out.

At that moment, the person seated at the head said solemnly, "That will be all for the council today. Those who need to stay here can do so a little longer; the rest may continue with their affairs."

With that, this person stood up and said to Du Wei, "As for the matter regarding Lord Matthew you just mentioned, we will take it into serious consideration."

"Furthermore, that mask must be recovered."

"Who will go?"

Everyone shook their heads, "We have our own matters to deal with; we don't have the energy for that."

But Du Wei stood up and said, "I can go, but I will need some help."

The person then pointed at Mercer, "You have been in charge of this matter. Since that's the case, you accompany His Excellency the Duke on this task."

Looking troubled, Mercer said, "But the Demon Spirit within that mask has already lost control, and moreover, it's related to Ryan Hamel. I haven't even fully recovered from my own injury."

At these words,

everyone fell silent.

Only Du Wei's eyes flickered with a hint of obscurity.

Ryan Hamel...

These people seemed not to know that Ryan was the reincarnation of that man.

And why the Demon Spirit is related to him...

Could it be as he suspected, that Ryan Hamel was once deeply involved with the Vanity Sect, but due to certain conflicts, had killed a member?

Then, Brand said, "Let me accompany Your Excellency the Duke. Although I feel that with your strength, Your Excellency, you might not need my help, the Demon Spirit is after all related to Ryan Hamel, and Your Excellency happens to be unfamiliar with such matters."