The Snail Princess and Her Benefactor

Two elf fairies are chatting in the quiet illusion. This is the most comfortable moment of entering the illusion of this "Spirit Fighting Competition".

Suddenly, a sky-high pavilion suspended in mid-air, surrounded by clouds and mist, appeared before Princess Hua Chao's eyes.

Princess Huachao was wondering, is she supposed to fly up to such a high castle in the sky?

However, one could see layers of suspended ladders extending from the pavilion. The ladders were like white clouds slowly falling, extending in an orderly manner to the feet of the Sixth Princess.

"Interesting! This means I can go up by myself!" Princess Huachao murmured to herself.

"I wonder what kind of illusion is inside the building above. Sister, we'd better be careful!" The little flower fairy gathered its petals and sat carefully between the Sixth Princess' hair.

Princess Huachao stepped onto the cloud ladder, feeling as if she was stepping on soft cotton.

She stepped on the cloud ladder and slowly went up. The cloud ladder behind her disappeared as soon as the Sixth Princess left.

"Sister, this ladder will disappear as soon as we leave. Does that mean there will be no way back for you and me?"

"Ling Mi, don't panic. This illusion shouldn't be a dangerous place. Just relax and go in with me to take a look."

Standing at the door of the attic, Princess Hua Chao took a deep breath. Although she wanted to find the "Nine Rings Spirit Stone" as soon as possible, the repeated attempts to break through the barriers made the Sixth Princess feel a little nervous.

After all, she was still a low-level fairy without much spiritual power. The only reason she could make it to this point was because of the little obsession in her heart to find Yang Shilin.

Otherwise, she would have released the phantom spirit in her hand and returned to the Yellow River Water Palace. But now that she had come this far, even if this door was another dangerous illusion, she still had to fight with all her might and never admit defeat!

She clenched her hands and pounded them at her sides, with sweat oozing out of her palms. The Sixth Princess had no idea what kind of illusion would be waiting for her once this door was opened.

Mustering up the courage, I reached out and gently pushed open the attic door.

“Squeak…Gaga…”

The door opened in response, and a light flashed in the attic. Crystal clear elves flickered and fluttered their thin wings, hovering in the air to greet them.

Lingmi was very happy to see this. The little flower elves trembled their three-colored petals and followed the little elf, as if they were old friends who had not seen each other for many years. The little elves surrounded the peony flower elf.

"My sisters seem to like me very much. Look, look! Hahaha... They are like little bees in the mountains and forests! Only they have spiritual light to protect them, which makes them even more lovely!" The little flower elf spread out its three-color petals, allowing the little elves to land on the petals.

"Come back soon, Ling Mi, don't do it again. This is not the place for you to fool around, come back soon!" Princess Huachao saw this and knew that the little flower fairy must be homesick, but this was a fantasy world and she didn't know what would happen next. If she wasn't careful, danger would come again.

Upon hearing this, the little flower fairy immediately folded its petals, gently spun its body and landed on the Sixth Princess' hair.

"Ling Mi got carried away for a moment, please don't blame me, sister."

"It's okay, you must be homesick. But this is an illusion. I don't know what's waiting for you and me ahead, so it's better to be careful!"

The elves lined up in a long queue, with flashing lights leading the Snail Princess to continue moving into the attic.

When I reached the third floor, the view in front of me suddenly opened up. The hall was surrounded by spiritual light, and a dazzling colorful spiritual stone was shining brightly.

The spirit stone is wrapped in nine fine steel rings. What’s even more amazing is that these nine fine steel rings are of different colors. The nine-color rings make the spirit stone look even more brilliant and colorful.

"Wow... this is the 'Nine-Ring Spirit Stone'. I didn't expect a spirit stone to be so beautiful. I think it's prettier than our flower elves!" Ling Mi couldn't help but praise.

Before Princess Huachao could speak, a long and mellow voice sounded: "The Sixth Princess of Jinghe is indeed extraordinary. You are the first fairy to reach the 'Qingkun Realm'. Congratulations, Princess Huachao!"

The Sixth Princess looked around anxiously, but did not see any immortals in the palace. The voice seemed to come from mid-air.

"I, the Sixth Princess of Jinghe, kowtow to the Immortal during the Flower Festival!" Although there was no Immortal here, the etiquette must not be lost. The Sixth Princess knelt down and kowtowed deeply with great respect.

"Well!...Okay! Now the Sixth Princess has finished going through this illusion, and there is only one step left. If you can pass it, this 'Nine Ring Spirit Stone' will be yours from now on!"

"Ah! There is one last step!" the little flower fairy exclaimed, then felt that she was being rude, so she leaned close to the princess' hair, not daring to make any sound.

"Please forgive me, Immortal. This is a little elf raised by Hua Chao. She is as close to me as a sister. She was just afraid that I would enter the illusion again to undergo tests, so she spoke rudely in a moment of desperation. Let me apologize on her behalf!" He then bowed down again.

"Haha!...Little Peony Flower Fairy, this time not only your sister will be tested, you will also have to endure a good test!"

"My Lord..." Princess Hua Chao's voice was a little hoarse with nervousness.

"Sixth Princess, don't worry. There will be no danger in this illusion. It is just to check the nature of the person who gets the 'Nine Rings Spirit Stone'. This person must be kind-hearted to get the Spirit Stone. This little flower fairy will be inseparable from you in the future, so you must check her carefully. Otherwise, if the 'Nine Rings Spirit Stone' falls into the hands of evil people in the future, it will cause chaos in the three realms and all living things will suffer!"

The Sixth Princess said no more and just waited quietly for the immortal to tell her what to do.

"Princess Huachao of the Sixth Princess of Jinghe, the Mountain Peony Flower Fairy, the two of you listen carefully, and start to act according to my instructions step by step."

"Yes! ..." The Sixth Princess bowed her head and obeyed. The little flower fairy also twirled down into the princess' hair and stood beside the Sixth Princess.

"You two should each sit on the Dharma door and then quietly observe your breathing. Slowly exhale and focus your mind on your heart. Look at your nose with your eyes, your heart with your nose, and your Dantian with your heart. Empty your mind... and listen..."

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Princess Huachao followed the fairy's instructions step by step, and in a trance she felt like she was floating above the Cote d'Azur.

The air here is fresh and comfortable. Taking a deep breath, the Sixth Princess suddenly felt her lungs filled with moist air.

The vast and boundless ocean, with sparkling waves and the sky connected, is a scene much more spectacular than that of the Jing River.

Flying across the boundless ocean, Princess Huachao suddenly saw a small fairy island not far away. Fairy air lingered around the island, which was lush and green and full of vitality. The shape of the island was like a crescent moon.

"Why does this place make me feel so familiar? I feel like I've seen it somewhere before."

Princess Hua Chao muttered to herself, and the spiritual power under her feet turned and landed on the lush green island.

The island is not big, and the only sounds around are the waves hitting the rocks and the sea breeze blowing the branches.

The Sixth Princess looked at the small forest on the island and a sense of déjà vu came over her. Every tree and every reef on the island was so familiar.

Princess Huachao strolled on the isolated island. Everything here was so familiar to her that she felt like she was back home!