Chapter 1281: The Words of a Ghost
"Seeing as all of us are cultivators of the True Immortal Realm, all of us must've been fated to meet here, so would it be possible for you to free me before we talk about anything else?" the statue asked in a hopeful manner.
"We can save you, but the three of us are completely new here and would like to ask you some questions about the underworld," Han Li said.
"I'm happy to answer your questions, but I haven't been to many places in the underworld, and this Black River Region is the only one that I'm relatively familiar with," the statue replied.
"The Black River Region? How many regions are there in the underworld?" Han Li asked.
"The underworld is extremely vast. As for exactly how vast, even the people of the underworld most likely won't be able to answer that question. I'm only aware of the existence of the Black River Region, the Infernal Region, and the Yama Region," the statue replied.
Han Li's interest was immediately piqued upon hearing mention of the Yama Region, but his expression remained unchanged as he said, "Tell us about the Black River Region first."
"The Black River Region is said to be a virtually boundless region, and its name comes from this black river beneath us. It's home to close to twenty noteworthy places, including the Fierce Ghost Planes, the Undead Forest, and the Blood Hell Canyon. There are many ghostly tribes residing here, but not many of them possess high levels of intelligence..."
Through the statue's words, Han Li was able to develop a very basic understanding of the underworld, and it was really quite similar a place to the True Immortal Realm, the Devil Realm, and the Gray Realm.
"Which powerful figures do you know of in these three regions, and what are their cultivation bases?" Han Li asked.
"I don't know too many details, all I've heard is that there are three very prominent figures in the underworld, namely Xue Li, Gui Wu, and the Infernal King. The Black River Region seems to be under the jurisdiction of Xue Li, but I'm not sure who rules over the other two regions. Like I said, there are very few ghostly beings here that possess high levels of intelligence, and that makes it quite difficult to gather information.
“I've heard that all three of them are extremely formidable, but I'm afraid I don't know their exact cultivation bases," the statue replied.