[The East is a desolate sea. A foreigner once crossed this sea; he had red hair and white eyebrows and said he drifted downstream for more than half a year before arriving.]

In short, both the East and the West are too difficult to explore, so no one has ever thought of going to explore them. However, there are different human civilizations at the ends of both directions.

The north and south, on the other hand, are undeveloped areas where no other civilizations have been discovered in the barren mountains and jungles.

Just in case, you decided to live in Donglin City for the time being. When there was still a year left, you would take supplies to the southern frontier—only there, though primitive, could you hunt and eat some creatures.

The North is pure wasteland, and with your physical strength, you might not even survive the desert to the West. The same goes for the East; who knows what kind of martial arts prowess that red-haired, white-browed foreigner possessed, managing to survive half a year on the high seas.

[In the 300th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, you are still in Donglin City. Recently, your martial arts practice frequency has decreased, mainly because you've started indulging in food, drink, and pleasure, and also engaging in sexual activity.]

[In the 302nd year of the Great Glory, due to laxity, your progress in cultivating internal energy has only increased by 15% over the past four years, even with a much higher increase in your foundational strength.]

As the year draws to a close, you calculate that it's almost time to prepare, and begin collecting various durable foods and other necessities in preparation for your trip south.

You traversed the Qing Kingdom, then passed through a small portion of the Ning Kingdom's territory, finally stopping at a small town on the frontier.

...

(What follows is the multi-chapter chapter on the Otherworldly Demons, which is also the history that this world should have had without Yun Shou.)

(The main purpose is to enrich the plot while giving Yun Shou time to build his foundation, and at the same time, to slightly introduce the future world view.)