Chapter 195: Holy Art Practice
Exorcism Workshop, Purification Room.
William stood by the workbench, a white brain placed in front of him.
At this time, a circle of golden patterns appeared outside his pupils.
And in the surrounding space, fluctuations of Holy Power echoed constantly, assimilating the evil attached to the brain.
"Done."
He wiped his forehead, although there was no sweat on it.
This was already a subconscious action.
William picked up the brain and observed it carefully with [Holy Eye].
"100% purity, very good quality." He thought to himself.
"It seems those hidden evil auras have finally been assimilated. Fortunately, I recheck every time I purify..."
During previous purification, some evil would weaken its own aura and actively avoid the detection of Holy Power.
They would even hide in the deepest part of the remains.
If Ivor were to operate, it would definitely be difficult to discover.
William thought for a while and finally put this brain into a clay pot for sealing.
"I have absorbed the 100% quality materials purified in the past two days on the spot; let's take this one back first." He rubbed his chin.
Recalling these days in the Exorcism Workshop, every time Ivor went out, William would secretly make perfect materials.
Sometimes careless operation resulted in some defective products, such as quality between 80%~90%.
At this time, he would "remake" these materials.
Through cross-contamination between materials, the quality was further reduced to below 80%.
In this way, they could be safely given to the students of the seminary.
Of course, the quota used was within a reasonable range and would not be held accountable by the higher-ups.
And the effect of Source Power materials also surprised William somewhat.
This growth rooted in power was hard to describe in words, as if human beings had improved in the essence of life.
Only then did William realize that he had wasted many rare materials in exorcisms before.
And the reason why he did so in the past was mainly because he was worried about the resurgence of evil.
Therefore, adhering to the concept of "Eradicating future trouble forever," he purified all those remains.
But Ivor told him that this threat could be contained through the Church's exclusive sealing array.
Of course, if someone deliberately destroyed the magic array, the evil inside would still breed.
This is also why the Exorcism Workshop set up multiple layers of isolation magic arrays.
Just as he was admiring the masterpiece in his hand, William raised an eyebrow suddenly.
He put away the clay pot calmly.
In the next second, the heavy wooden door was opened.
"William, this is Nun Faya Connelly, a history lecturer at the seminary. She wants to see you."
Ivor stepped aside, introducing the lady following behind.
"Father William, I heard about your talent in material purification; it is an honor to meet you." Faya smiled and performed a very standard etiquette.
William also bowed in return, then sized up this nun.
Faya had a well-defined face, and her dark gray pupils made her eyes look a bit mysterious.
Undoubtedly, this was a very beautiful face.
However, the Church's attire destroyed this beauty.
The loose nun robe covered Faya's figure completely.
And the tightly wrapped headscarf also made her feel less feminine.
"Nun Faya, I wonder what I can help you with?"
William withdrew his gaze after just looking for a moment.
He wouldn't mind appreciating for a while longer.
But the Church had too many rules, and Ivor was aside; this might bring trouble to Faya.
"Father Ivor, can we talk alone?" Faya bowed slightly.
Ivor looked between the two, then gestured to the door with his thumb.
"Of course, you guys go outside."
Faya was stunned, obviously not expecting the other party to ask her to go out.
William nodded approvingly.
This attitude of "Not caring about others" could indeed save a lot of trouble.
"Then... Father William, you?" Faya asked tentatively.
"Let's go." William took the lead.
Courtyard outside the Exorcism Workshop.
"Please forgive Father Ivor's words; material purification is a very hard job." Faya took the initiative to excuse Ivor.
William raised an eyebrow; he didn't expect this nun to be so cultured.
"I am very familiar with Father Ivor." He smiled.
Faya nodded.
"I came to find you this time for an important commission."
"But before explaining in detail, I want to ask you a somewhat inappropriate question."
She turned to stare at William.
"Since you know it's inappropriate, why ask..." William complained inwardly.
But on the surface, he still showed an amiable appearance.
"Please ask, but I can't guarantee I will answer."
Faya said: "I understand... You probably haven't completed the practice of the [Holy Eye] stage yet, right."
William looked thoughtful.
These days he also took the initiative to read many classics related to theological practice.
These were Church secrets; he could only borrow them by virtue of his status as a professor.
Every Holy Clergy Member who obtains a Brand has a total of four stages of Holy Arts to practice in the development of the manifestation direction.
Among them, the Brand manifestation of the "Body" part can practice to the second-stage Holy Arts in the three stages of Eyes, Skin, and Bones.
For example, "Holy Eye" belongs to the second-stage Holy Art of the Eyes.
And for Brand manifestations after "Body," only in the "Spirit" part can one practice second-stage Holy Arts.
This makes theological practice evolve into two extremes.
Among them, the Brand manifestation of the "Body" part can exert powerful strength in the early stage.
But the difficulty of promotion in the later stage will increase significantly.
While the three parts of "Spirit, Origin, Soul Body."
Although progress is slow in the early stage, and even most of the time, priests do not have enough lifespan to practice to these parts.
But once successfully promoted, such priests will far exceed other Holy Clergy Members of the same stage in strength.
But all the premises above are to complete the practice of Holy Arts thoroughly.
Holy Arts are not only favorable weapons against evil but also play an important auxiliary role in promotion.
Relying on complete Holy Arts, the body "Seven Orders" can be cultivated to sufficient strength to resist the dangers that may be faced during promotion.
Crazy thoughts, evil aura, the majesty of Heaven.
These will launch invasions when Holy Clergy Members promote.
But the practice of Holy Arts is equally not easy.
Taking [Holy Eye] as an example, one needs to constantly observe the flow of aura around the spirit body and assimilate and guide it with one's own power.
In short, obtain the "Authority" to control others' aura.
Only in this way can golden patterns be carved outside the pupil, and finally complete the promotion.
Material purification is doing such a thing.
But the spirit body on it has long disappeared; even if successfully assimilated, the effect is far less than facing a real spirit body.
So the speed will also be much slower.
But whether it is dead spirits, evil spirits, or even demons.
They will not obediently wait for others to control.
Therefore, the danger of practicing [Holy Eye] is high.
In the past, many talented Holy Clergy Members unfortunately died during practice.
Plus the number of spirit bodies is small, which further increases the difficulty of practicing Holy Arts.
Although William has panel assistance.
But because of the barrier of theological knowledge before, he made almost no progress in the practice of the second-stage Holy Art.
Fortunately, participating in the work of material purification during this period.
Allowed him to complete the carving of the first circle of golden patterns quickly.
Although these should have been completed during the first-stage Holy Art "Spiritual Vision."
However, compared with other Holy Clergy Members, William's practice speed is still very amazing.
He completed the practice progress of others for two years in just a few days.
Back to the point.
Facing Faya's inquiry at this time, William nodded after hesitation.
Maybe this nun knows some secret Church knowledge.
This is indeed what he urgently needs now.
Seeing William admit, the corner of Faya's mouth raised slightly.
"[Holy Eye] needs contact with a large number of spirit bodies."
She spoke.
"And my Brand is Bone manifestation, which also requires contact with many undead."
"Like you, I also practiced to the second stage [Spirit Bone Preaching], but completing this Holy Art requires many undead remains."
She shook her head as she spoke.
"As a Holy Clergy Member, I can't go dig people's graves; this really violates the Lord's teachings to us."
A strange color flashed in William's eyes.
For Holy Clergy Members, the progress of theological practice is a very private matter.
But this nun told him directly.
Although William suspected there might be other purposes in this.
But the other party's move indeed showed great trust.
"Nun Faya, you mean..."
"As you guessed, this commission is related to a large number of spirit bodies."
Faya beat around the bush no more.
"A month ago, the San Fernando Valley in California reported an incident where five teenagers were suspected of encountering evil spirits."
"According to the written report, they fell into a coma after a certain party and could not be awakened by any means."
"Under the investigation of the local police and the Church, other personnel at the party told the truth."
"They played a special game at the party—Calling Dead Spirits."
"An accident happened when a certain teenager was playing; he seemed to be possessed by something unclean and accidentally injured his accompanying friends."
"Several boys at the party restrained him, but after that, they fell to the ground and lost consciousness."
"Many people from the seminary were out on field duty recently, so they reported the commission to the parish."
"And after Church evaluation, this commission was rated as 'Dangerous'."
Listening to Faya's words, William rubbed his chin.
First of all, he despised this kind of death-seeking party game very much!
This group of North American youths could simply write an "Encyclopedia of Fancy Ways to Die."
But the rating of the commission made William very concerned.
Generally, tricks of dead spirit possession are mostly rated as "Mutation."
Even if rated as "Erosion," that's because there are powerful wraiths inside.
And a "Dangerous" rating is absolutely impossible.
Therefore, William asked the doubt in his heart.
Faya smiled slightly: "This is exactly what I want to say next."
"The commission is not collected from the Commission Room but issued directly by Archbishop Jose Megos of Los Angeles."
William raised an eyebrow.
He had heard of this Bishop.
The other party is the current Archbishop of the "Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels" in the Archdiocese of California, responsible for the management of all churches in California.
Besides having high power, Jose is also an important member of the Exorcism Institute in the western United States.
Such a big shot would actually care about an "Evil Spirit Possession" incident?
Faya soon answered his question.
"In the further investigation of the Church, a special item at the party was discovered—the Hand of the Apostle."
"This is a holy relic lost by the Church a long time ago, coming from an ancestor thousands of years ago named Barnabas."
"The latter was a disciple of the Holy Son and made important contributions to the initial preaching in the Holy Land; these are all recorded in the 'Acts of the Apostles'."
Surprise flashed in William's eyes.
The so-called Holy Son refers to the Son of God "Jesus."
Being a disciple of the Holy Son, Barnabas's status in the Church was obviously very high.
"Such an important item should be completed by more powerful Holy Clergy Members..." William wondered.
Faya nodded.
"According to the process, it should be like this."
"But now this holy relic has been polluted by evil and can even be called an evil object, so the Church has planned to give up."
"But after all, it once belonged to the Church; nominally, the Church must recover it."
William curled his lips, understanding Faya's meaning.
To put it bluntly, this is a face-saving project.
"Actually rated the commission so high..." He complained secretly.
Faya said: "This sacred task should originally have been completed by 'Our Lady of the Angels'."
"But recently Archbishop Borja solved the Memorial Day incident, so Archbishop Megos assigned this task to Dei Church."
"Understood, political exchange..." William thought secretly.
However, in this way, the actual difficulty of the commission should not be high.
"Indeed a good job." He pondered.
Faya said: "The obsession of the dead spirit is very deep; forcibly purifying it before resolving it might destroy that holy relic."
"That's why I wanted to invite you to join..."
In all current exorcism commissions of the Church, there is a category called "Supernatural Threat."
They are all monsters with special supernatural abilities, such as vampires, mutant amalgamations, evil spirits.
Mental control, illusion creation, strength enhancement, possession...
For most exorcists, such monsters are very tricky.
And among them, the "Spirit Body" type is the most.
They were either tortured painfully when alive or did some extremely evil things.
That's why they were left in the human world.
To completely expel these spirit bodies, there are only two ways.
One is forcible purification, such as the Holy Water and Exorcism Array William used before.
But this way will destroy the balance of spirit bodies in the human world.
It's fine against some evil spirits.
If a large number of ordinary dead spirits are purified, it is likely to cause a complete imbalance of souls.
By then, maybe a loophole will be left for evil to descend.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, Holy Clergy Members will choose the second way—Obsession Resolution.
By completely soothing the inner heart of the spirit body or solving the knots in their hearts, thereby letting these souls rest in peace.
This is exactly the job that "Soul Body Manifestation" priests are good at.
In the "Spirit" part, as long as the first-stage [Psychological Counseling] is completed, one can start the practice of the second-stage Holy Art [Atonement Persuasion].
Thereby gaining the ability to communicate with spirit bodies.
But looking at the entire Church, very few people master this ability.
Therefore, in most cases, Holy Clergy Members still find the pain that the latter finds difficult to let go of by understanding the background of the dead spirit.
Finally, resolve the obsession of the dead spirit.
And in this process, there is still a "Shortcut."
Dead spirits were all humans when alive, and what troubles their hearts is exactly the root of human "Evil"—Sins.
These sources of evil, every sin is filled with dense evil aura.
They attach to the heart of the dead spirit, constituting the latter's obsession.
As long as the ownership of these auras can be accurately distinguished, the cause of the dead spirit's obsession can be found faster.
And this job can only be completed by Holy Clergy Members with "Eyes Manifestation."
This is also the reason why Faya sought William.
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