The immortals of the two worlds started from farming and refining pills.

Chapter 280: Rebirth from the Fire, Harvest of Red Fruits (First Update)
The Nirvana fire licked the red fruit tree, baking out gray smoke that swirled around Li Qing.

This thing was not aggressive and did not affect Li Qing's actions. After he used his true energy to dispel it to no avail, he just let it go.

He carefully controlled the flame, allowing it to penetrate into other parts little by little along the passages inside the fruit tree.

In the fusion of fire and tree, Li Qing vaguely felt the fire elemental aura unique to the red fruit, which was fed back into his consciousness as a faint fruity fragrance.

"Patta, patatta..." The scorched leaves of the red fruit tree withered, and before they could fall to the ground, they were wrapped up by a green wood essence and put into the green jade bottle.

"Two Taoist brothers, please take this!" Li Qing threw the jade bottle to Zhou Handang.

Zhou Hanguang took it with some surprise: "Daoyou, what are you doing?"

While controlling the temperature, Li Qing smiled and said, "This red fruit leaf is grown from the thousand-year-old red fruit. It contains its essence and is baked by the Nirvana fire. It is also the best for making tea..."

"Ah, this..." Zhou and Jiang were speechless. But seeing that Li Qing still had the leisure to pay attention to this, they felt relieved.

As the red fruit leaves fell completely, the only things hanging on the entire fruit tree were the thousand-year-old red fruit and the new fruits that had not yet ripened.

The thousand-year-old red fruit seemed to be touched, and a light golden light flickered slightly, and the essence contained in it began to feed back to the fruit tree.

Jiang Minghe clenched his fists slightly, and his heart was beating fast due to the pain.

He actually wanted to take the Millennium Red Fruit as a guarantee.

But Zhou Handang was the one who made the decision in this matter. He was a bit of a gambler, so he finally decided to let Li Qing go.

When Li Qing saw the Millennium Red Fruit being aroused, he was startled and the Nirvana Fire burned up.

At the same time, A Zao in Dantian held up the Nirvana Fire Orb, activating the spiritual bond with Li Qing, helping him control the fire.

"Beep, beep..." The Nirvana Fire ignited the essence transmitted by the Millennium Red Fruit, and immediately a strong fruity fragrance spread out.

Li Qing only took a slight breath and felt that his whole body of true energy became lively and agile, and it seemed that his cultivation had improved.

This is of course just an illusion, but the precious and magical uses of the Millennium Red Fruit are evident.

Li Qing did not dare to delay. Together with A Zao, he controlled the Nirvana Fire, refined the essence of the red fruit, and began to repair the damaged parts of the fruit tree.

Soon, the purple color of the Millennium Red Fruit gradually faded and turned into a bright red color, and the golden light gradually dimmed.

This golden light is a symbol of the red fruit's maturity exceeding a thousand years. If it disappears, the grade will drop.

"Fellow Daoist..." Jiang Minghe couldn't help but called out, but was stopped by Zhou Handang.

In order not to affect Li Qing, Zhou Handang even cast a spell to set up a soundproof ban.

Jiang Minghe frowned and whispered, "How about giving up the Millennium Vermilion Fruit before it degenerates?"

Zhou Hanguang shook his head firmly: "Since I have asked you, Mr. Li, I cannot go back on my word. Otherwise, I will offend you for nothing."

"What's more, the Millennium Vermilion Fruit is said to increase the chance of forming a pill by 70%, but you and I know our own business. Let alone 70%, even if it is 90%, would you dare to try it rashly?"

"Master, there is a lesson from the past. Although that person succeeded, he was basically useless. How can you and I dare to take this step?"

Jiang Minghe could not help but remain silent.

In fact, the more famous the monks like them are from, the more they fear the heavenly tribulation.

Because they have really witnessed their elders overcoming the tribulation. If they succeed, it's good, because they have seen the example in front of them, which will add a bit of firmness to their Taoism.

But they witnessed with their own eyes that their own teacher died under the heavenly calamity, and even his soul was mostly annihilated, leaving only a trace of his true spirit.

Zhou Hanguang paused, and then said: "If Fellow Daoist Li succeeds, this thousand-year-old red fruit can be kept, and there will be endless red fruits in the future."

"By then, if we train our younger disciples well, it might be possible to cultivate a Jindan Zhenren, which would also fulfill Master's wish."

Jiang Minghe closed his eyes, and finally waved his hand helplessly: "Forget it, you are my senior brother, I will do as you say."

Beside the red fruit tree, Li Qing had no time to pay attention to the conversation between the two.

He carefully used the essence of the thousand-year-old red fruit to completely repair the damaged part of the fruit tree and barely stopped the outflow of the essence.

But the red fruit tree was badly damaged, and this alone was still a bit of a stretch.

He looked around, and suddenly an idea came to his mind, and he pointed.

"Crack...crack...crack..."

Under the fruit tree, a series of jade bottles shattered. The essence of the fruit tree itself turned into drops of water, suspended in the air. Li Qing didn't have time to give more instructions, and activated the spiritual bond between him and Chao Yin: "Ah Qing, please help me too!"

Chao Yin accepted the order in a critical moment and without hesitation, she waved the spiritual water ribbon on her body.

Sweet rain and dew fell from the sky, and sweet springs gushed out from the ground, merging together to mix the essence of the fruit trees into a crystal water ball.

"Splash..." The water ball filled with spiritual energy turned into a ribbon and wrapped around the exposed roots of the red fruit tree.

Li Qing used the magic of "Dead Wood Comes Back to Life" at the right time, followed by another magic of "Dead Wood Blooms".

The two have different principles but similar effects, and they quickly awakened the vitality of the red fruit tree.

The spiritual water ribbon controlled by Chao Yin provided nourishment, so that the fruit trees would not absorb the essence of the thousand-year-old red fruit.

"Buzz buzz buzz..." The red fruit tree trembled slightly, and its coral-like branches became more and more lustrous, with a faint glow flashing.

"Is it going to work?" Jiang Minghe was happy at first, but then he felt anxious again when he thought of what Li Qing had said before.

Zhou Hanguang shook his head: "According to Daoist Li, this is only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure. We still need to be reborn from the ashes..."

At this time, the state of the red fruit tree has been adjusted to the best.

Li Qing did not hesitate at all and suddenly ignited the Nirvana Fire: "Nirvana!"

The scarlet flames burned fiercely, enveloping the entire red fruit tree.

Because of Li Qing's path of combining water and fire, the spiritual water ribbon not only did not annihilate with it, but instead turned into a faint spiritual mist suspended in the air.

Just like adding fuel to the fire, the fire burned even more fiercely!

Li Qing pushed the spiritual bond between himself and Asao to its limit, combined their powers, and triggered the mysterious artistic conception of "Nirvana in Fire" in the Nirvana Fire.

Faintly, the image of a one-legged crane-shaped divine bird emerged from the flames, circling and dancing around the red fruit tree.

"Li——" The clear cry of a crane sounded in everyone's consciousness.

Then the red fruit tree suddenly burst into flames, absorbing all of Li Qing's Nirvana Fire.

"Is it done?" Jiang Minghe and Zhou Handang asked at the same time, and then they realized that the soundproofing ban had not been lifted.

Li Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the red fruit tree with a stern expression. It was a long while before he turned to the two of them.

Jiang Minghe's heart skipped a beat: "Daoyou..."

Zhou Hanguang gave him an elbow and said, "Is it not going well? Man proposes, man disposes..."

"I'm glad I have accomplished my mission!" Li Qing chuckled and bowed to the two of them, "Congratulations to you two fellow Taoists for obtaining this third-grade, top-quality spiritual plant!"

The red fruit is a treasure that can be used by all Jindan Zhenren. It also has the magical effect of helping people to form Dan. It is considered to be the best among the third-level spiritual plants.

"Really?!" Zhou Handang was even more unbelievable than Jiang Minghe.

Li Qing smiled slightly, flicked his fingers, and the sparks remaining on the red fruit tree were extinguished.

The whole fruit tree was integrated into one. The root that was previously damaged and exposed was now tangled and entangled, and had drilled into the cliff again.

Under the gaze of the three people, the red fruit tree glowed with a faint red light, and then burst out with vigorous vitality.

"Crack, crack..." The coral-like branches cracked and tender young shoots sprouted from them, then grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon, the red fruit trees became lush and green again.

Now that the leaf crown is complete, the spirituality of the red fruit tree is stimulated.

The spiritual energy within the secret realm was inspired and began to rush towards this side frantically, pouring into the red fruit tree like rivers flowing into the sea.

"Rustle..." The leaves swayed, and the green and unripe red fruits hidden among them began to gradually change from light red to dark red.

Soon, the aroma of fruit wafted from the treetops. The heavy fruits swayed slightly, conveying the joy of a good harvest.

"Is this new crop of red fruit really ripened ahead of time as fellow Daoist said?!" Jiang Minghe was a little excited.

Li Qing smiled slightly and repeated: "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission!"

(End of this chapter)