Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2618

Chapter 2618: Ironwoman

"I know we all just watched it happen right before our very eyes, but I still cannot believe that he’d managed to defeat a Void Guardian all by himself..." one of the soldiers remarked as he harvested the Unknown Crystals.

"I know exactly how you feel. It was such a surreal experience, especially considering that it normally takes a whole squad several hours to defeat one."

"It was pretty amazing, but it’s not unprecedented. The Ironwoman defeated a Void Guardian by herself last year, too."

"Can you really compare the two of them? The Ironwoman has been in the military for many years now, while Corporal Yuan just joined!"

"Right? Don’t downplay Corporal Yuan’s achievement! Not even the Ironwoman was defeating Void Guardians by herself as a new soldier!"

"By the way, what do you think he’s doing? I’ve never seen anyone sit in such a strange position before," one of the soldiers suddenly asked, referring to Yuan’s lotus position.

"Isn’t he just resting?"

"Is he? It feels like he’s doing something more than that."

A few minutes later, Yuan opened his eyes and drew a deep breath.

’What a remarkable harvest. To think such an easy target would provide me with more than a billion years’ worth of Eternal Essence,’ he thought as he turned toward the others, who were collecting the last few Unknown Crystals.

Once every Unknown Crystal in the cavern had been collected, the squad gathered around Yuan.

"Let’s leave as soon as possible. The tunnel usually collapses about a week after its guardian is defeated," Shi Fa said.

"Sure. Let me carry some of those Unknown Crystals as well," Yuan offered.

However, Shi Fa shook his head. "You’ve already done more than enough. Take it easy from here on and leave the chores to us."

"Just let me carry them for a little—until we reach outside. If I stay idle for too long, my hands start to itch," Yuan insisted.

"Fine..."

Shi Fa sighed as he handed Yuan about thirty Unknown Crystals.

As they climbed the tunnel and traveled back to the surface, Yuan absorbed some of the Eternal Essence from the Unknown Crystals.

Since he’d already absorbed plenty from the Void Guardian, Yuan decided not to absorb too much, only between twenty-five and sixty percent from each crystal, ensuring there was no obvious pattern.

Once they left the tunnel and returned to the surface, they immediately started making their way back to the city.

Upon returning to the city, Shi Fa collected all of the Unknown Crystals and said, "Thanks for the hard work, everyone, especially you, Corporal Yuan."

"This mission ended much faster than it normally would, and it’s thanks to Corporal Yuan."

"Not only was it fast, but it was relatively relaxing."

"If you ever want to do another mission, you can contact me."

"Me too!"

"You want to lower the chances of encountering a shitbag, after all."

"A shitbag?" Yuan repeated with a questioning expression.

"To keep things simple, they are soldiers you don’t want to go on missions with because they will make things more difficult for everyone."

"I’ll keep that in mind, but if you want to do another mission with me, I don’t mind."

"Oh? When?"

"Right now."

"..."

"Hahaha! Yeah, right." The soldiers laughed, assuming Yuan was merely joking.

"Good one, Corporal Yuan. But seriously, contact us the next time you want to take another mission."

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