A special type of energy that was similar to soul sense exploded from Zhong Qiu's eyes, as it entered inside Shun Long's body.
The moment that white light tried to approach Shun Long's spiritual space, the 'Stone of Time' emitted a bright blue light in response, that went after Zhong Qiu's 'soul sense' like an angry magic beast whose den was under attack.
Zhong Qiu hadn't even managed to enter inside Shun Long's spiritual space when a sudden sense of lethal danger filled his heart.
As an extremely high-level expert, the thing that he trusted the most was his own instincts!
Without any hesitation, he hurriedly retracted his 'soul sense' back to his own body.
However, he was still half a step too late, as the bright blue light managed to touch a small part of his 'soul sense', before he had enough time to retract it in his body.
Under the 2 silver-armored guards' horrified eyes, Zhong Qiu clutched his chest and fell on his knees, before he spat out a mouthful of blood.
The guards had never seen Zhong Qiu getting injured before, but this time he got hurt when he tried to soul search an unconscious person?
Was this even possible?
Of course, the 2 of them only raised their heads for a moment before they hurriedly lowered them back on the ground.
Zhong Qiu however didn't even pay attention to the 2 guards, as he looked at his own blood on the ground with eyes filled with disbelief.
''How is this possible?''
The silver-robed middle-aged man muttered under his breath, while his gaze darted from his blood that had stained the ground to the unconscious Shun Long.
He instinctively wanted to try and soul search the young man in front of him one more time, but the injury he had received wasn't a light one.
Although it wasn't lethal, Zhong Qiu knew that his soul was currently injured.
Additionally, not only had he failed to invade the young man's spiritual space, but he had also felt a sense of lethal danger in the process, and in the end, his soul had also been wounded by a terrifying power in the process.
If he hadn't retracted his 'soul sense' in time, Zhong Qiu didn't know what extents his injuries would have reached.
A trace of confusion as well as fear flashed through his eyes as he stared at Shun Long.
Raising his hand instinctively, Zhong Qiu wanted to end Shun Long's life in a single punch, but he suddenly remembered that he had yet to find out how he had arrived here.
The silver-armored guards in front of him had no idea about what had happened either.
After a moment of serious thinking, the silver-robed Zhong Qiu grabbed Shun Long's body, and in front of the 2 kneeling guards, he disappeared in a flash.
A few minutes later, Zhong Qiu had reappeared at the depths of the majestic red palace, where the pillar of light was coming from.
The golden-robed old man's half-closed slightly widened as he looked at Zhong Qiu who had just arrived, and with a voice that barely concealed his astonishment, the old man then asked
''Your soul is injured?''
Nodding his head, Zhong Qiu answered respectfully
''Replying to Grand Elder, it's nothing serious. As long as I consume a 'Golden Soul healing pellet', I should be able to heal in less than a year.
The surprising thing was... that I got injured during the soul search!
No... I hadn't even started the soul search before a scary power exploded from that person's spiritual sea!
I'm afraid that if I hadn't retreated in time, I would have really suffered.''
As soon as the golden-robed old man heard this, his eyes turned extremely profound, while a bright light flashed inside them.
As for the other middle-aged man, the handsome young man and the young woman behind him, they were all shocked speechless.
''Who could hurt 'Elder Zhong' while they were still unconscious?''
Everyone turned their attention to the golden-robed old man, who still had his hands on the purple sphere of light in front of him.
From the emotionless look in his deep black eyes, they couldn't even guess anything about his thoughts.
Looking at Zhong Qiu, the old man then asked in a curious tone
''What did you do with this person?''
Cupping his hands, Zhong Qiu had a serious look in his eyes as he answered respectfully
''I personally placed him in the 7th layer of the 'Eternal Confinement Immortal Prison'.''
Nodding his head, the old man's eyes once again turned at the purple sphere in front of him, before he said in an emotionless expression
''Good! Just leave him there for the time being then.''
Zhong Qiu bowed at the old man in front of him without saying another word.
...
It was unknown how much time had passed, until Shun Long finally opened his eyes.
Raising his head, Shun Long found himself inside a dark, unfamiliar place. In the sky, there were no stars, no sun and no moon, and yet, a light still allowed Shun Long to see his surroundings.
He was inside a small cell, while his body was bound by some sort of black chains that were hanging from the wall behind him.
Countless lifelike runes were engraved on the chains, while some sort of unfamiliar power seemed to be lying inside them.
Shun Long also noticed other cells aside from his own, but they were all separated by some kind of invisible formations, making him unable to see the inside of the cells.
After taking a look at his surroundings, Shun Long frowned, before he tried to remember what had just happened to him.
''Right. It was the 'Stone of Time' that had started to rotate, before I arrived again in front of the red palace. Then someone seemed to have attacked my soul, and combined with the pain from the 'Stone of Time', I finally passed out.''
As soon as he remembered what had happened to him, another question appeared in Shun Long's mind
''Then, where am I now?''
Looking at the black chains that had bound his arms and legs, Shun Long frowned.
He could feel a special type of energy coming from them, that was restricting even his 'Monarch's Eternal body'.
Even after pulling these chains with his full strength, it was useless. The chains wouldn't even budge.
''Hehehe!''
Suddenly, an old and ear-grating voice sounded in Shun Long's ears, as an old man seemed to have spoken from the cell right opposite to Shun Long's
''Brat, there is no point in trying to escape! You should just preserve your strength and try to live for a few more years. After all, it is simply impossible to escape from the 'Eternal Confinement Immortal Prison'!''