Chapter 478: Wu Xian

All confidentiality regulations of the Chenghuangmiao.

Therefore, Han Han Xiaoying could not describe that blessed land in excessive detail.

Wu Xian knew only that the blessed land contained no danger, was purely recreational, and served as a welfare benefit exclusive to Lotus-privileged residents of Lianhuasheng City.

Residents entering that blessed land must expend at least one thousand yin virtue, so only those holding over three thousand yin virtue are advised to sign up.

These details stirred Wu Xian's curiosity.

He immediately decided to enroll.

And he treated Han Han Xiaoying to a home-cooked meal.

Too preoccupied with the blessed land, Wu Xian forgot to remind her to remove her eye mask until she left his home.

"I'll buy her a Husky eye mask tomorrow…"

Han Han Xiaoying was Wu Xian's personal assistant, so she frequently came to his home to help with daily needs.

But since Wu Xian had treated her to a meal and acquired a cat, he felt she visited not for work, but to mooch food and pet the cat.

Wu Xian constantly worried Han Han Xiaoying might get swatted away by Panghu's paw.

Yet Panghu's intelligence had been enhanced, and with Bai Gu's training, he always behaved exactly like a normal cat in front of outsiders.

He saw off Han Han Xiaoying, reluctant to leave.

Wu Xian then settled into a peaceful home life.

He spent half each day training.

First, running.

It raised his anaerobic threshold, strengthened his heart and lungs, and improved explosive power.

During the last blessed land, Wu Xian had been chased by malevolent spirits repeatedly, gasping for breath—so he began prioritizing escape speed. A month of this training would greatly help in any scenario requiring flight or pursuit.

Wu Xian's running route was this villa district.

The scenery was beautiful, every household's yard tastefully decorated, no cars on the roads, and often beautiful full-time housewives managing their figures, or wealthy idle middle-aged men jogging alongside.

Each time he passed them, he felt a surge of accomplishment.

And he put on Master Luo's expression.

"Oh dear, if a malevolent spirit were chasing you now, you'd already be dead!"

After running ended.

Wu Xian would carry Panghu downstairs to train the Blessing of "Invasion Like Fire."

After some training, Wu Xian had mastered its use, chasing Panghu relentlessly around the basement every day.

The effect of "Invasion Like Fire" only worked on enemies within five meters.

Without charging, Wu Xian's short sprint was only slightly faster than an ordinary person's—just enough to land a first-strike kill on most common people.

But for a professional fighter like Liao Liao Yifang, evading it was still easy.

Yet if he charged for over three seconds, flames erupted beneath his feet, and in a flash, he could cover five meters to strike.

This speed was already dangerous for Wu Xian, but with training, he could master it.

If he charged over ten seconds, his back would erupt like a rocket booster, launching him forward like a cannonball—he couldn't even react in time himself.

He'd tried it only once, placing a giant sponge ahead, yet still suffered minor injuries; the sponge bore large charred patches. When Panghu refused to be chased.

Wu Xian would play with the cold weapons he'd bought.

His training materials came mostly from the internet—video sites like Bihu, Xiaolanshu, and DouShou had weapon tutorials.

Practicing one or two new weapons daily felt tiring, but oddly fun.

The only weapon Wu Xian found painful was the nunchaku—he spent ages just learning not to hit himself.

Fortunately, he had one advantage over others: his face was thick-skinned—he never got disfigured from getting smacked in the face by the nunchaku…

After training ended.

Wu Xian's life became luxurious.

In terms of food and drink.

Every day was a feast; occasionally he'd grill meat, lamb legs, skewers, or seafood banquets.

Just his food expenses alone would bankrupt an average family.

Wu Xian ate without restraint.

He was naturally built to never gain weight, and with his daily exercise, he ate purely on appetite, with zero discipline.

After meals, he indulged even further.

Either read novels, play games, argue on Xiaolanshu, boast on Huangyebu, watch girls dance on Bihu, or occasionally take Panghu and Bai Gu shopping.

Since moving and becoming a Lotus-privileged resident,

Wu Xian no longer took on ten-person group spirit-cleansing missions, nor did he scavenge with Du E and Shi Ji. It seemed Du E and Shi Ji had stopped too—apparently their lives had improved, which was good news.

In short,

This carefree, hedonistic life lasted over ten days before Wu Xian finally received word from Han Han Xiaoying.

"Meet at 10 p. m. tonight at the entrance of Jinmu Building, Huagong Street, east of Lianhuasheng City. Come alone—no other people or creatures allowed. You may bring one personal item, maximum 24-inch standard suitcase."

"No electronics, poison, weapons, explosives, addictive substances, or any printed material from the real world allowed inside the suitcase."

Wu Xian raised an eyebrow upon receiving this message.

Merely seeing that normal living items were permitted told him this so-called welfare blessed land was utterly unlike ordinary blessed lands.

He immediately packed: clothes, toiletries, packed as if for a regular trip, left at eight p. m., and arrived at Jinmu Building by midnight.

Jinmu Building was a twenty-two-story commercial tower with a giant golden eye emblem—hence its name—but the surrounding area was desolate, fenced off with blue corrugated metal bearing signs: "Dangerous Building—Do Not Enter."

Wu Xian parked by the roadside.

Walking to the metal fence at the building's entrance, he saw over a dozen people already waiting—several he recognized.

For instance, Wei Dian, the ever-smiling man Wu Xian had met in the Eight Graves Blessed Land—he too had become a Lotus-privileged resident and earned entry.

And Du E, standing alone in black, wearing full-head headphones, listening to music.

Also Liang Jian Liang Jian Lingyu, whom Wu Xian had met in the Three Immortals Blessed Land—now dressed in a fitted long dress, sun hat, and large sunglasses, still the elegant older sister as ever.

Shi Ji and Liao Liao Yifang were also present, both now Lotus-privileged, but clearly at odds—standing apart, faces turned away from each other.

The team leader was the Xintiao member Wu Xian had encountered before entering the Lantern Ghost Tales Blessed Land—the one who had instantly slain the Nie person.

Codename: Yu Rang! (End of Chapter)