Edited by Aelryinth
"It turns out that there's innate fire elements deep in the lava pool. No wonder the Scarlet Flame Drake would give up on the golden lotus above!" Zhang Che finally understood what happened via their spiritual link.
In addition, the golden lotus was most likely growing thanks to the innate fire elements underneath it.
What a pity, however. The golden lotus was not fully matured. If a lotus seed head was grown and produced lotus seeds, the seeds' effect would surely be higher than the innate fire elements in the lava pool.