Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2617

Chapter 2617: End of the Tunnel

As Yuan and his squad ventured deeper into the tunnel, it gradually widened, and the number of Void Specters they encountered steadily increased.

While the others moved cautiously, Yuan could barely stop himself from rushing forward. The Void Specters within the Red Zone offered several times more Eternal Essence than those in the Orange Zone, not to mention their abundance.

’This place is a treasure trove, and I haven’t even encountered any Unknown Crystals yet!’ Yuan smiled inwardly.

After spending nearly three hours inside the tunnel, they finally discovered an Unknown Crystal. However, it was embedded deep within the wall.

"So, is there a special process for extracting it, or can I simply yank it out?" Yuan asked as the squad gathered around the crystal.

"Stop! Don’t touch it!" Shi Fa hastily said, even though Yuan wasn’t even reaching for it.

He quickly explained, "Unlike Unknown Ores, Unknown Crystals contain so much energy that it’s dangerous to touch with your bare hands."

"What’s the worse that can happen?" Yuan asked out of curiosity.

"You explode like a balloon." Shi Fa responded with a dead seriously expression.

"I see."

Shi Fa retrieved a pair of gloves that had been reinforced with a powerful defensive formation and said, "You can harvest it with this."

After wearing the gloves, Yuan grabbed the crystal and yanked it out of the wall like harvesting a radish.

The Unknown Crystal was double-terminated and roughly the length of an adult’s forearm, but most importantly, it contained an immense amount of Eternal Essence.

’This is about a million years’ worth of Eternal Essence!’ Yuan thought to himself as he quickly absorbed about fifty percent of it to see if it had any changes in its appearance.

After confirming that its appearance remained unchanged, just like the Unknown Ores, Yuan quickly absorbed another thirty percent of its energy.

Although he could have drained it completely, he chose to leave some behind. Unknown Crystals were far rarer and contained much more energy than Unknown Ores, so he would have felt far guiltier than absorbing a few Unknown Ores.

After storing the Unknown Crystal, they continued delving deeper into the tunnel, repeating the process of cleaning Void Specters and harvesting Unknown Crystals.

Four days later...

"Hey, are you really not exhausted?" One of the soldiers suddenly questioned Yuan, as he’d been cleaning thousands of Void Specters alone by this point.

"No."

Yuan clearly answered.

"How the hell is that even possible?"

"I’m starting to understand how he broke all of the Ironwoman’s records." Another remarked.

A few more days went by.

"Seriously... there’s no way you’re not tired by now."

"But I feel fine."

"..."

Another week passed in the blink of an eye.

"This tunnel is much deeper than typical."

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