After clearing the [Hard] difficulty dungeon run, Cole gave the four a spare time to cultivate and stabilize their state.

As for him, he teleport himself beside the Messiah Tree and sort out the loots he harvested.

All the medicinal parts suitable for alchemy practice were set aside for the meantime. Although they can be consume as it was, its value will only show after it was processed into more powerful, suitable pills.

As for the elements he harvest inside the dungeon, like the spirit lake water and garden soil suitable for cultivating medicinal herbs, were inspected and sort out. This was strategic resources for his external faction.

He also inspect the weapons and equipments he acquire, looking for something suitable; not for him but for the subordinates he's been cultivating all this time.

Afterwards, he shifted his attention into the things that he considered as treasures among treasures.

And it was the Skill Crystals!

What makes Martial Spirits and Special Physique is that not only indicated the talent of cultivator but also because it could instantly gave them innate abilities. For humans who have limited and small lifespan compare to other creatures like the Beast Race and Spirit Race, saving them the trouble of learning and cultivating skills could gave them more time to cultivate and increase their cultivation base.

Furthermore, the abilities they recieve from them are automatically mastered like you cultivate them for a long time and practice them in many dangerous situations.

In a sense, the Skill Crystals are like the inferior version of Martial Spirits and Special Physique capabilities.

Active-type Skills are precious but Cole prefer the Passive Skills.

For instance, he greatly treasure the passive [Sword Comprehension] Skill Crystal dropped by the Imperial Sword Mind Comprehension Lotus. That is because as long as this was use by someone, they'll instantly become a genius of sword-path, a talent individual that every powerhouse would fight for.

Sword is one of the common but also powerful cultivation path in every word since it was one of the common weapon.

This crystal won't have significant effect on him since most of the skills and abilities he received from Tree of Light uses sword, and the latter already turn him into sword genius.

However, this Skill Crystal would enable him to cultivate a good subordinate.

Cole set this certain crystal for the meantime and look for the others that is suitable for his contracted beasts and spirits.

As long as it wasn't extremely rare and important, Cole would probably use all the Skill Crystals he'll harvest in the future to his contracted companions. That is because through [Soul Mimicry], he'll be able to copy and temporarily use those skills but not the other way around.

Therefore, to double its value, it is better to teach it to his contracted beasts.

He gave the [Greater Elemental Resistance] dropped by the Flood Dragon Holy Vine to Groot since the latter were extremely weak to fire, lightning, light and other yang-affinited attack. This skill will ensure that it won't be greatly exploited by its racial weakness.

Furthermore, in order for Groot to resist strong resentment of blood it'll absorb in the future and demonic voice of ghosts that it'll gather, he also gave it the [Spirit Clarity] Skill Crystal which was dropped by random mob of the dungeon run they just cleared. In this way, the chance of the latter falling into demonization decrease by large margin.

This is one of scary ability of every Skill Crystals, it is capable to remedy detrimental qualities.

Low speed? No problem! Just hunt for agile monsters and wait for it drop speed increasing skills.

Slow natural recovery? No problem! Just look for creatures known for their ability to heal, actively or passively!

With the Skill Crystals, Cole's group of contracted beasts an spirits increase in power in considerable percentage.

In particular, he gave the particularly precious Skill Crystal dropped by the God-Eye Flower Mother Butterfly known as [Dream Eater] to Blue.

[Dream Eater] is a skill that gaves the ability to extract soul force of another creature forcefully to recover one's own soul force. This was perfect for Blue who now have a powerful soul that he could even alter reality. With this, along with its heavenly lightnings, Blue will become unbeatable.

This skill is perfect for Blue so that he have the ability to recover his soul force should he use his illusion skills in the middle of life and death battles.

He also distribute equipments and weapons with decent abilities to his companions.

In particular, the [Pristine Spirit Lotus Sphere], the only soul defensive equipment and also a extremely precious growth-type equipment, was given to Groot too, further decreasing the chance of it to be demonized.

It was after all of that that he bring the other with him to challenge the [Hell] difficulty of Forgotten Garden Dungeon.

With the two dungeon dive experience, five of them have already create some small tacit understanding. At the least, the other four won't look surprise anymore but stick to Cole immediately.

It was only after they'll scan their surrounding.

Furthermore, perhaps because the beautiful scenery is akin to more dangerous situation, five of them won't be surprised anymore but become more apprehensive instead.

Fortunately, they didn't appear in a place with beautiful scenery.

As a matter of fact, they appear on a place blanketed with thick amount of snow and ice. Everything looks lonely and white.

Ice field zone is not unfamiliar to them since the [Normal] difficulty of the dungeon also have this kind of area. And they won't deny that this kind of area is one of the troublesome one.

That is because since the place is used to nourish cold attributed medinal herbs, the coldness of the area is not normal. The coldness is extremely invasive that even a Core Formation-Stage cultivator find it hard to expel the coldness.

But this time, compare to the first ice field zone they encounter, the area they where in were more troublesome.

As a matter of fact, even Mikoes and Fernando shiver in the invasive cold. Fernan and Fernand were now focused on expelling the coldness but were still showing signs of being frozen in ice.

Cole frown after inspecting the area, not because of the invasive coldness that weren't able to affect him but because except for the thick snow, there's nothing in sight. Literally nothing. No trees and most importantly, no dungeon mobs.

This forgotten garden is... odd.

He shifted his attention to his shivering party members. In the next second, he summon his contracted beast Ferghana Horse as portable heat source of the four. Afterwards, they started to travel the area.

Not long after, all of them were shocked to the scenery they saw.

It was only then they learn that they weren't on the ground. Instead, they were in... floating land.

Yes, floating land.

The six of them, including the Ferghana Horse, look at the edge of the land mass and at the several floating land in the distance.

Without a doubt, they were shocked and surprised, and also worried on how they'll cross the next island after they clear the island they were in.

After knowing to the kind of place they reappear into, they backtrack their steps. Apparently, they travel towards the opposite direction of their intended position.

And indeed, they were in wrong direction before as several hours later, the invasive coldness intensified.

And not long after that, a massive pine tree appear in their eyesight and it exudes with extreme coldness.

Its information immediately appear to Cole after the tree's figure is fully revealed.

Extreme Cold North Pine Tree [Holy-Rank] (Field Boss) Level : 50 (Weakened) Affinity : Ice Skills : Silent Cold Domain, Icicle Blizzard, Burning Ice Snow Golem Spirit Creation, Shredding Ice Tornado, Bursting Ice Pike, Clear Ice Wall, Frozen Ice Tree Armor Concept : Burning Ice (Weakened) Monarch Vessel : Blazing Ice Body (99.99% Sealed) Imperial Domain : Frozen Hell (99.99% Sealed) Saint Idol : Sky Shroud Ice Tree (Severely Damaged/Completely Sealed) [Introduction : Originally a Sainthood Realm Holy Tree living deep in ice cold continent but captured for the sole purpose of nourishing Heavenly Flame Seed.]

Instantly, Cole frown upon seeing the unusual long information of the panel.

He can't help but feel apprehensive after fully reading it.

Although the panel information clearly show that the current sentient tree is not on the good condition and might even be on the path of destruction or even death, he still could feel the threat it exudes.

And this was even base on himself.

With his current state—with True-Rank Special Physique and corresponding Martial Spirit, and he also recently consume the Miracle Fruit—he still felt threatened by this certain field boss.

It was like Hell Mode is sure party wipe dungeon run.

It looks like before his martial force in the future challenge [Hell] mode, it needs to be sured that they can strategically clear the [Hard] difficulty. Otherwise, even with their maximum numbers, they won't have a chance to clear this difficulty.

Since his party members won't stand a chance to this field boss and might even get instantly frozen to death should they enter its attack range, Cole didn't need to instruct them before they distance themselves. The same as before, they only have to ensure to makes themselves alive while sending range attacks so that they can receive a fraction of the EXP reward.

Before Cole start to attack the field boss, he remember its capability. Fearing that his party members would turn into popsicle the moment the sentient tree release a extremely cold temperature, he also summon Coal.

Cole have fed the latter a bloodline of more high rank sky dragon. Under the influence of Messiah Tree, the genes of the dragon bloodline were successfully introduced on Coal and now show some of the bloodline's characteristic. For instance, its flame turn darker and release a demonic vibe. Its body become more sturdy and glint with dark red color as though it was a weapon refine under hundreds or thousands of tempering.

It eyes, specially, become more full of savagery.

Yes, Cole introduced a savage sky dragon bloodline to Coal, making sure that it won't be any inferior to long dragons.

Still, despite its more bloodthirsty appearance, it was still docile and follow Cole's command. Eventhough its eyes the other four human with savagery, it didn't do anything in the end and just silently position itself beside Ferghana Horse, increasing the temperature in their area.

Cole gave his four weak party members a glance before he sigh and add another layer of protection by enveloping them with Summoning Grimoire's [Protect]. Eventhough his Ferghana Horse is a fire-type beast and Tier-5 at that, he won't fully depend on it. After all, him as an example, there were countless ways of irregularities that could appear in the middle of heated moments.

After doing that, he summon Celia to fight with him. And after some quick thoughts, he decided to call for Shiela too.

The former have more superior type of ice and could offset majority of effects of freezing and damage capability of the three. He don't believe that her Immemorial Origin Frost would lose on some random heavenly flame.

As for the latter, well, Cole want her to watch the capabilities of the white pine tree field boss.

All of the edified ghost, after a long time of being sealed inside the Netherworld Ghost Flag have their memories fully erased and this includes all the truth they comprehended. Although they were still Tier-9 in standard, they were those that was called a paper tiger. They have the appearance but not the essence.

After they become Groot's dependent ghost creature, their spirituality were now gradually being developed. Unfortunately, they don't remember the [Concept] they comprehended. Their Monarch Body were destroyed along with their body and their Imperial Domain were nothing but a weak force field.

This time, after they regain their spirituality, with the foundation and instinct their souls experience when were still humans, they were starting to comprehend their previous [Concept], forge their Monarch Body again and weave their Imperial Domain once again.

And that includes Shiela.

The latter might be able to instinctively recall her [Concept] if she watch the capability of the field boss.