111: Coveting the ruins

Different spirits of grass and wood have different effects; the thousand-year willow heart can greatly increase the activity of human cells, thereby improving physical fitness and achieving the effect of raising one's Realm.

Another spirit of grass and wood, the thousand-year black crow root, according to the original work, is soaked into three kilograms of medicinal wine. One only needs to sip a small glass daily, and after finishing it, their physical fitness will leap forward, and their skin will become incredibly tough, improving the defense of the epidermis.

There is also something like the hundred heron grass, which can detoxify any poison; simply chewing and swallowing it will suffice.

If Qiao Yu can mass-produce and replicate these spirits of grass and wood, then the resources of the entire Earth will be reshuffled by him. Everyone would have the possibility of becoming a Martial Artist, and perhaps Earth could reach new heights in the Universe even sooner.

Even setting Earth aside and considering the stage after entering the Universe, even if these spirits of grass and wood are not as valuable as mu ya crystals, they could serve as a substitute Materials among other low-level Bloodline races in the Universe, allowing Qiao Yu to make his first fortune in the Universe.

Just as there are high-priced goods on Earth specifically for the rich, there are also affordable products like those from a certain ice city that allow the less affluent to enjoy happiness.

While high-level Bloodline races have high-level treasures to use, he will specifically create affordable products for those weak Bloodline races to consume, making it a win-win situation.

Ultimately, Earth's level in the Universe is too low. It sounds great that a spirit of grass and wood can make someone a Warlord or a God of War, but in the Universe, a spirit of grass and wood can only instantly make someone an Apprentice. The drop in status is significant; this is the importance of a title.

Moreover, Qiao Yu remembers that in the original work, Babata also had a Cloud-Caressing Vine on Misty Island, which is a treasure coveted by everyone in the Universe.

The black god set seems powerful with a perfect defense rating, but that's only on Earth. Once outside of Earth, its effect becomes quite ordinary.

The defense of the Cloud-Caressing Vine is not only stronger than the black god set, but it can also counterattack while maintaining growth potential.

Just this Cloud-Caressing Vine on Earth has already grown to the strength of the eighth level of the Planetary Level, forcing even Hong and the Thunder God to temporarily avoid its edge.

In terms of its growth potential, as long as a large amount of mu ya crystals are invested, it can be nurtured to the Universe Rank, and if resources are sufficient, it can even grow to the Undying level.

Such a treasure is a must-have for Qiao Yu.

Furthermore, Qiao Yu is curious whether the fungus has the ability to replicate and generate these Universe-level treasures. If they can be replicated, the future will be incredibly bright.

Qiao Yu has a premonition that once he ventures into the Universe, he will inevitably need a planet of his own as his base of operations.

At that time, he will copy the genetic codes of the mu ya crystals and the Cloud-Caressing Vine, then plant some Cloud-Caressing Vines at his base to form a defense System and protect his roots.

After all, Qiao Yu doesn't know if among the many races in the Universe, there might be some that are natural enemies of fungus and feed on it. If so, his base would become someone else's candy house.

Qiao Yu's thoughts wandered, but the prerequisite for achieving all this is to first go to Misty Island.

The Yun Mo Planet Legacy is there, and the stage where Luo Feng moves from Earth to the Universe and his strength increases significantly is precisely the Misty Island stage.

Although he doesn't want to affect Luo Feng's original growth trajectory too much, Misty Island is simply too important. It can be called the outpost for Earth's Martial Artists to head into the Universe. He only hopes that it won't have too much of an impact on the original path when the time comes.

Although Qiao Yu has now reached the Intermediate War God level and his Psychic Power has reached the Peak of the Advanced War God Level, it is clearly not enough to get a piece of the pie on Misty Island. He still needs to accumulate some strength before going.

There are a total of 31 Ancient Civilization Ruins on Earth. Most of them either have no value, have already been utilized by humans, or are too dangerous to enter.

Ruin No. 1 of Ancient Civilization was the first ancient ruin discovered by humans on Earth and is also the one with the highest danger coefficient. Located deep in the Bermuda waters of the North Atlantic, it is a silver-white tower 1,200 meters high. It looks very safe on the outside, with no poison or guards, but once any matter enters the entrance, whether it is a living being or Materials, it will be instantly decomposed.

After all, Ruin No. 1 of Ancient Civilization is an Automaton Race Undying vessel—a pyramid spaceship made of E9-grade alloy. Only experts who have reached the Universe Rank can enter.

However, the star-crushing cannons and laser cannons on this ship can even threaten experts at the World Lord level.

The reason this level of spaceship appeared in such a remote corner of Earth is entirely because its owner was counter-killed while pursuing Hu Yanbo. It was subsequently controlled by Hu Yanbo and is currently one of Earth's desperate zones; entering means certain death.

Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9 is a trial ruin established by the master of Yun Mo Planet, Hu Yanbo, to screen for candidates with the Aptitude for the Yun Mo Planet Legacy.

Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 12 is a remnant of the Silver Blue Empire's fleet, a B-Rank Universe mothership wreck. Hidden in its core area is a Black Dragon Mountain X81 spaceship, which possesses the ability for light-speed flight and dark Universe travel. It is also one of the desperate zones; entering means certain death.

Finally, there is Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 31, which has the same danger level as Ruin No. 1 of Ancient Civilization. Located deep in Shennongjia, China, it appears as a giant sphere and emits a large amount of toxic gas. To this day, no one on Earth has been able to enter it against the toxic gas.

The true form of Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 31 is a Zerg Broodmother Nest. Every nest contains a Zerg Queen Mother, who can create Zerg warriors of the same Rank as herself through her powerful Mental Energy. To refine it, Hu Yanbo caused the Zerg Queen Mother within to fall into a deep sleep, but he ultimately failed to refine it.

Most of the remaining Ancient Civilization Ruins are controlled by humans or no longer have any utility value.

Qiao Yu knows that with his current capabilities, he probably cannot enter any ruins except for Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9.

"The utility of this Zerg Queen Mother is quite similar to fungus, and there's even a sleeping World Lord level Zerg Queen Mother. If I can take down this Zerg Broodmother Nest before entering the Universe, I'm afraid I could roam half the Universe as I please."

Qiao Yu smiled dismissively, feeling that he was overthinking.

While still at the Apprentice level, he was already plotting for a World Lord level treasure, like an ephemeral midge trying to devour a Kunpeng.

Although that Zerg Queen Mother has fallen into a deep sleep and has no ability to resist, with the size of the fungal swarm Qiao Yu has currently devoured—only one city's worth—trying to refine the broodmother nest is purely a pipe dream.

"Strength, strength... In the end, it's still a lack of strength."

Qiao Yu shook his head and pulled his attention back to the present.

Right now, the most important thing is to improve his own strength. He'll start with the simplest task: first, have the System swallow and analyze the black god set so that every Fungus Monster can afford to wear one!