During the Qin Dynasty, he was in charge of the net.

Li Ji wasn't interested in what he had just seen in the water. He looked down at Yan Lingji and said:

"Taking such a long shower, you probably think you've escaped my grasp, right?"

Yan Lingji glanced around quickly, then asked in confusion, "How did you find me?"

You'll find out soon enough.

Li Ji's words puzzled Yan Lingji.

But the next moment, she saw a glint of dark blue flash in the other person's eyes.

Then an intense pain swept through my entire body.

Yan Lingji felt her chest suddenly tighten, as if a cold, giant snake was tightly coiling around her heart.

Her beautiful face instantly lost its color, and her pink lips turned deathly pale.

Her once bright and alluring eyes were now veiled with a layer of painful tears, and her body trembled and curled up uncontrollably.

"You...cast a spell on me?"

Yan Lingji glared at Li Ji through gritted teeth.

Li Ji remained expressionless, standing on the treetop looking down at her.

"mean!"

Yan Lingji's eyes were filled with rage as she looked at Li Ji.

She forcefully channeled her inner strength, condensing a fireball at her fingertips before striking Li Ji.

Faced with Yan Lingji's enraged attack, Li Ji didn't move an inch.

Li Ji raised his eyes slightly, and a light blue aura shield of dark water quickly enveloped his body.

When Yan Lingji's fireball hit it, not even a spark flew.

Yan Lingji, who forcibly channeled her energy, experienced even more agonizing pain.

She felt as if tiny snakes were wriggling through her meridians, their sharp little teeth repeatedly gnawing at her heart.

Yan Lingji possesses the alluring power of fire and is usually as bright and fiery as a flame, but at this moment her fiery talent is being suppressed by the Yue She Life Gu.

Not only must they endure the devouring of the Yue Snake Life Gu, but they must also suffer the tearing apart caused by the clash of water and fire.

Fine beads of cold sweat instantly soaked through Yan Lingji's red robes.

She lay on the ground, rolling around repeatedly, as if she had just been pulled out of the water.

This ordeal lasted for a full half hour.

Half an hour is four quarters of an hour, and even the King of Poisons could only endure it for a quarter of an hour.

It's easy to imagine the immense pain that Yan Lingji endured.

Even Li Ji was somewhat surprised.

In half an hour, Yan Lingji did not beg for mercy once.

Seeing that Yan Lingji seemed to have already fainted, Li Ji knew that if this continued, her life would be in danger.

This is already the limit for Yan Ling Ji.

Li Ji withdrew his control over the Yue She Life Gu, jumped down from the treetop, and came to the side of the unconscious Yan Ling Ji.

He reached out and checked Yan Lingji's wrist; although her pulse was weak, she was not in mortal danger.

At this moment, Yan Lingji slowly awoke, her once bright and lively eyes now brimming with tears:

"It hurts so much! I've never been in so much pain before."

Li Ji was slightly moved, but his expression remained indifferent: "I hope you remember this punishment."

Yan Lingji bit her lip and said, "Help me up."

Li Ji reached out and helped Yan Lingji to her feet. He found that her body was so weak that she was like a puddle of water, and she probably didn't even have the strength to stand up.

Just as Li Ji helped Yan Lingji up, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his shoulder.

Li Ji looked down and saw that Yan Lingji was biting his shoulder tightly.

Her sharp little teeth dug into Li Ji's skin, and a stream of blood flowed down Li Ji's shoulder.

Yan Lingji's long hair was disheveled and her thin body trembled slightly, but she bit down with extreme determination.

Li Ji's expression immediately turned cold. The Seed of the Netherworld in his dantian began to circulate, and a large amount of Netherworld True Qi erupted from his body.

In an instant, Yan Lingji was thrown more than ten meters away, her fate unknown.

Li Ji turned to look at his right shoulder, where he saw two rows of fine teeth marks. He used his Netherworld True Qi to stop the bleeding from the wound.

He then frowned and looked at Yan Lingji lying on the ground in the distance. He had already used five-tenths of his strength in that attack. Would Yan Lingji be killed by the shock?

Li Ji crouched down and came to Yan Lingji's side to check on her.

Sensing the movement beside her, Yan Lingji slowly opened her eyes, then opened her lips and spat out a sound.

A liquid mixed with Yan Lingji's blood and saliva flew onto Li Ji's face.

Li Ji raised his hand to wipe the liquid off his face, and said expressionlessly:

"You're a crazy woman."

Yan Lingji laughed, though her laughter was weak, and blood was still trickling from the corner of her mouth:

Even if you kill me, I will not submit to you.

Li Ji fell silent.

Yan Lingji was fiercer and more stubborn than he had imagined.

Moreover, this woman seems truly fearless. If he had used seven-tenths of his strength in that attack, Yan Lingji might already be dead.

Is the revival of the Baiyue region really that important to her?

Since she cannot be used by him, then Yan Lingji is of little value.

Li Ji decided to lock her up somewhere.

The Tooth-Eating Prison of the Qin State.

One day later.

Li Ji arrived at the foot of a cliff on the eastern coast of Qin.

The Prison of Devouring Teeth, originally named the Prison of Ziya, was established by Jiang Ziya, the Grand Duke of Zhou, using the principles of Qimen Dunjia.

This prison was a top-tier secret prison used by the Qin state to detain martial arts masters and evil practitioners.

Its entrance is hidden in the seawater and is sealed when the tide rises, earning it the reputation of being a fang that devours life.

On the surface, the Devouring Tooth Prison is under the control of the Qin State's Shadow Guard.

In reality, the majority of the work, including arrests, detentions, and interrogations, was handled by the Luo Wang organization.

The two sides cooperated and infiltrated each other, and the division of responsibilities was very subtle.

Li Ji led Yan Lingji into the interior of the Devouring Tooth Prison. The stone walls inside the prison were all made of ten-thousand-year-old black stone, blocking out the sunlight and making it extremely dark.

The passageway here is narrow and cramped, and the stone steps underfoot are slippery, with faint mottled water stains.

Li Ji seemed to be a regular here. He walked through layers of mechanisms and hidden doors. When the jailers saw him, they seemed to recognize him and nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

Before long, Li Ji arrived at a private single cell.

This cell was smaller and more enclosed than the others, with no windows, no candles, and no light able to enter.

Moreover, the ancient black stone used to build the prison cell can suppress the internal energy and strange fire within Yan Lingji's body.

In this cell, Yan Lingji will be completely isolated, her five senses will be stripped away, and even death will become a luxury.

Before locking Yan Lingji inside, Li Ji asked casually:

"It's not too late to regret it now."

Yan Lingji went in without hesitation. Before entering, she glared at Li Ji and said:

"You'd better never let me out."

Upon hearing this, Li Ji shook his head slightly. The pain here would be deeper and more torturous than Yan Lingji had imagined.

This torment is not physical, but mental.

Ordinary people can't last a month here; too many talented and extraordinary people go mad and lose their minds in this prison.

Li Ji has left. He will come to see Yan Lingji again after some time, but he is not sure when.

Everything is settled, and it's time for him to return to Luo Wang.

Luo Wang was very close to the Devouring Tooth Prison, and Li Ji returned in less than half a day.

Back in the vast underground palace of the Luo Wang, Li Ji felt a brief sense of unreality, but quickly recovered.

Li Ji also saw the towering figure of the leader of Luo Wang once again, as imposing as an abyss.