It looks like innate abilities are not included in the place's restriction, Cole concluded while he watch the Treasure Hunter Rat swallow everything on his path.

And just like a very professional thief, the 'looting' speed of Treasure Hunter Rat increase after he put a thing inside his special storage. Cole knew it was the immediate effect of Treasure Hunter Rat's skill called [Thief on the Run], which increase its speed depending on the treasures inside its Dimensional Space. And what he devour was practically a natural treasure.

But when the Treasure Hunter Rat swallow the third tree, it reluctantly return to Cole. It seems that the [Dimensional Storage] of him was full already.

Although the Treasure Hunter Rat have already improved considerably, from Secondth-Level to Peak Level for a short period of time, his [Dimensional Storage] improvement seems just a little when it was only a level increase. It looks like massive improvement will only happen when he increase his stage.

And so, he gave the Treasure Hunter Rat a herb inside the [Inner World] and gave it a mission of breaking through to Tier-3. The little beast instantly agree when he said that it's space will increase massively when he reach Tier-3 and can store more treasure than before.

After he send the Treasure Hunter Rat back inside the [Inner World] to cultivate, he shifted his sight back again to the clusters of lotus in front of them. Now that he learn that he can directly send items into his [Inner World], he didn't have to cut and damage the medicinal plants to before sending it inside. He could just send it wholly inside.

However, before that, he gave the Tree of Life a telepathic message to take care the Pristine Lotus he send inside. He don't want to kill the duck that lays the golden egg. It will be better if the Pristine Lotus to continuously produce than to use it once.

Anyway, the number of elves inside the [Inner World] are many, taking care a single Pristine Lotus are no problem for them. Besides, he's sure that the medicinal value of Pristine Lotus are enough to move the elves.

But when he look in front of him, he's troubled on how to approach the lotuses. His ability to fly using [Levitate] are restricted and he don't have a boat or any kind of transportation means in water.

The reason why Celia could still fly was maybe because she was a Dragon and like a bird, flying was an instinct and their natural ability which not the restriction of this dungeon could block.

While being conflicted, Cole just use his [Unseen Hands Technique] and touch a single lotus, called Clear Jade Lotus, that it could reach. The said lotus shakes for a little before it vanish from its spot. However, since the lotus was left for a long time and already multiplied by many times, all of them was connected by roots specially those Clear Jade Lotus. And so, when he put that Clear Jade Lotus inside the [Inner World], what appear inside is group of lotus that shares one root.

It was just a great surprise that exhilarated Cole. With this ability, he don't have to worry about harvesting those great number of medicinal lotus.

Immediately, he touch another lotus that looks like made wholly of blood. It shakes for a second before it vanish like the Clear Jade Lotus.

Cole smile. And it immediately turn wider when he saw that the lake inside the [Inner World] now have less than a hundred lotus floating.

Feeling excited, he makes hi spiritual hands to float towards the nearer lotus. However, before he could touch his next target, the cluster of lotus shakes all at once and move on their own, making a path towards him.

Seeing this, he knew that there's someone, or maybe something, is about to arrive. In the next second, when they saw a massive lotus nearing them, both him and Celia felt a great threat. He knew that this arriving lotus was very powerful kind.

"Get near me." He said to Celia while he summon Virgo in her Crown Spirit Form.

He commanded Virgo to activate her [Time Field]. It was only then he read the information appears in his eyesight when he looks at the pinkish lotus gently arriving near them.

Yellow Spring Spirit Lotus Level : Second-Level Tier-8 Affinity : Soul, Wood Type : Lotus Spirit, Plant Race Rank : Emperor Potential : Divine Description : A sentient herb that was known to have the ability to live in the Netherworld's Yellow Spring. It eats the despairing soul in the Yellow Spring as main nourishment.

Yellow Spring! Netherworld! Also known as Hell! The place where sinner punished by their sins!

Although he definitely didn't visit the Yellow Spring but the idea he knew were enough to describe of just how dreadful that place is. It was definitely not a normal human wanted to visit or even explore. Or so he thought...

It didn't take long before the huge pinkish Yellow Spring Spirit Lotus near Cole's location. And since it was a so called Emperor, what lies behind the lotus was its empire of both sentient and not lotus herbs.

The most prominent among those was a twin blood red lotus as it holds two creatures. One of those was a bloodied human he didn't recognize. This male should be one of the allies of those sects that uses ghosts.

Meanwhile, the other one was the beast he knew, it was Princess Rainbow Oriole!

He won't give a damn about the other guy, after all, that guy have the intention of harming others including him but he can't say that to someone he knew! Besides, Princess Rainbow Oriole was a member of Holy Beast Mountain which is his allies, he definitely can't leave without even trying to save her.

Thinking of this, he knew that if he wants to save her, he have to make sure that he even have a chance to. Eventhough he wanted to save others, he have to make sure that he could before trying or his life might be put on peril too. Infact, just thinking of saving the others put him in the peril already...

He then check the information of that twin crimson red lotus.

Vampiric Count Blood Lotus Level : Ninth-Level Tier-8 Affinity : Blood Type : Lotus Spirit, Plant Race Rank : Monarch Potential : ∅ Description : A herb that gain a sentient after a very long time. After having the taste of fresh blood, Vampiric Count Blood Lotus will actively hunt prey using a unique fragrance it release. It likes to put its hunted prey to near dead state before slowly drinking their blood.

Its no wonder this dungeon was graded Hell! Just the two sentient herbs he encounter already have the strength of Peak Tier-8!

Tier-8 was no means weak for the likes of them who enter this secret garden. In fact, by the flow of things, it will be considered lucky if more than 10 out of fifty people who entered will get out alive.

Subconsciously, his grip on Summoning Grimoire tighten. If not because he don't have Moment Queen floating on top of his head, he might have already use [Protect] and cover himself and Celia.

It seems like if he wants to increase his rate of survivability, he have to quickly increase his own strength and loosen the restrictions of his beasts, specially to Virgo. If he breakthrough to Void Sensing-Stage, Virgo's strength will rise to Peak of Tier-6. Although it was still weak compare to aboriginals of this sealed space but her time skills will be powerful enough to ensure their lives.

Moments later, the closed flower of Yellow Spring Spirit Lotus slowly open. What lies inside was a sick looking beauty. That female can be regarded as one of those legendary beauty that could topple a city, definitely someone a hero should have.

However, Cole knew that this beauty wasn't a human but the manifestation of Yellow Spring Spirit Lotus' spirit.

The beauty open her eyes and look at Cole. The spirit looks beautiful when her eyes was closed but it was magnified by many folds when she open it.

With a calm voice, the lotus spirit stated, "You're one of the intruders of this place."

Of course, Cole won't deny it. "Yes," he answered.

The spirit lotus smile, "Interesting," then her eyes shifted to the floating crown on his head with scrutinizing gaze. "Make a deal with me and I'll spare your life."

Cole didn't answer immediately. Although he don't have the capability to win should they battle but he have countless way to preserve his life, specially now that he have Virgo's [Time Field] as a support. But he can't just leave the Princess Rainbow Oriole behind.

"What deal?" He asked after some time.

"It's just a very simple deal. Take me out of here." She said with very serious tone, as if she will instantly make a move should he deny her request.

"Why me?" He ask. He's wondering why she chose him. If he wanted an outsider that can bring her outside, just that bloodied man should be enough.

"Maybe your means are different from the others but normal storage items won't work inside here, unless you possess the inheritor's mark of the former owner of this place. Besides, you may not be able to detect it but there's already conscious lotus among those you stored which also not a normal storage item can store."

Now that she pointed it out, Cole knew that he can't deny her words. Especially the part where conscious being stored inside the spatial ring. Normal spatial items could only store those who don't have consciousness and was not considered alive.

Since he was caught on doing it, he might as well not deny it. Besides, the reason this spirit lotus decided on make a deal with him and not outright killing him and acquires all his belongings was she don't have the confidence that she could deal with them. This might be because of Virgo's presence on top of his head, the Summoning Grimoire he holds very tightly, or even Celia herself. Maybe she could tell that they were easy to defeat but mostly impossible to kill and definitely impossible to subdue.

As her hope of getting out of here, it was better to strike out a deal than to gamble her chance. Besides, she have the upper hand between them since she's more powerful.

"I accept your request. I will try to help you get out of this place. But before that, I request that you let go of that little bird, she's one of my acquaintance and ally."

Yellow Spring Spirit Lotus look at unconscious Princess Rainbow Oriole. The Vampiric Count Blood Lotus immediately let go of the small bird and the sickly lady use a vine and send it to Cole.

"Such a small request." She said as Cole receive the unconscious little bird, not even bothering on making it a big deal. After all, in her mind, that little bird was just his subordinates dinner and giving it back was like giving a food scrap.

Cole didn't know of recovery pills intended for human use is compatible to beasts so he didn't fed her any. Instead, he use [Soul Mimicry] and cast [Blessing of the Water] to Princess Rainbow Oriole before using [Healing Water] and [Heal Pulse]. Suprisingly, this recovery techniques are all effective to the little bird. This was probably because it also have the affinity with both Water and Wood which increased the recovery skills to some extent.

Gradually, the bleak color of little bird return to its glossy state. It was apparent that it recovers quite fast.

Yellow Spring Spirit Lotus just watch it but didn't try on stopping it. In fact, among her empire of lotus, there were many who could heal that bird, even herself was an expert on healing soul damage but he won't use any of that. It was already benevolent action that she spare that little birds life, don't expect anything further.

"The formation of this place will recover fully after a month and the moment it did, all of the foreign presence inside will be forcefully ejected to the outside world. This means that you have a month to stay here. I won't restrict you and force you to wait for that month to finish. Instead, I will give you one of my lotus seeds and you just have to show it to other herbs in this place and they'll spare you as long as you don't do something excessive. My reputation inside here is quite powerful, you know."

This was already the limit Yellow Spring Spirit Lotus could accept. In fact, she really want to do the plan of restricting him to this place, wait for him to passively ejected by the secret place and get out of here. But she knew just how greedy the humans was. This place was practically a place full of treasures, if she didn't gave him a little benefit, there's a high chance that he'll back out. If that happens, she have to wait for a very long time again before she could acquire the chance of getting out of this prison.

Besides, her origin was very special and her means of battle was very effective to those who only awakens their consciousness, just like most of the sentient herbs inside. Many of her neighbor inside was very afraid of her.

"Then I'll return here a day before the day of expulsion." Cole said as he agree to her proposal. Besides, not only her protection will add another means of preserving his life here, he could also somehow move inside without much obstruction with her reputation. He could use that to quickly regroup with others.

"Oh, a little advise; the entry of this place might be restricted but it doesn't mean that it also restrict your level to Tier-4 once you're inside. It won't have a problem of creating a breakthrough here." The Yellow Spring Spirit Lotus added as she look at Celia with sharp gaze. "In fact, since this place was protected by massive formation, and also the fact that it was a medicinal garden of Divine Alchemist, there were also a massive formation encompasses this place that could specifically absorb the tribulations' Heavenly Lightning. Making a breakthrough here will be 65% easier, at most, compare to outside."