The Four Seasons Fruit Tree's trunk was crimson red, like blazing flames.
Yet every leaf growing upon it was emerald green.
And somehow, it did not look jarringly out of place.
It was as though it was meant to be this way, or destined to be this way.
Under Xu Changqing's continual ripening with the Green Lotus Domain, it had grown to two meters tall.
Its branches were lush with foliage, while its boughs already hung heavy with plump fruit.
They were called Flamefire Fruit.
The fruit's skin was fiery red, like bright tomatoes.
When one drew close, one could feel a wave of heat rushing toward them.
In that respect, they were much the same as the extreme-yang medicinal herbs he cultivated.
For instance, Golden Crow Vine gave off a similar aura, only even stronger.
Xu Changqing reached out with his right hand and twisted one off. It weighed about the same as a tomato in his palm—not particularly heavy.
When he shook it, he could feel liquid sloshing inside.
Xu Changqing casually wiped it on his clothes, then stuffed it into his mouth and took a bite.
At first taste, it was like soft syrup melted into a sweet, scorching flavor, as though he had swallowed a tiny piece of burning honey.
When the juice touched his tongue, it produced a faint numbness before turning into a warm, searing sensation.
As it flowed down his throat, he could distinctly feel a vivid "line of fire" stretching from his throat all the way to his stomach.
After just one bite, Xu Changqing's face flushed slightly and grew hot.
He had not expected such a tiny Flamefire Fruit to contain such dense Fire Qi.
Still, this was exactly what Xu Changqing currently lacked.
Although he had planted many yang-attribute medicinal