Yu was a sage, so ghosts, spirits, fierce beasts, hornets, snakes, and vipers could not sting him. Later, common folk shamans imitated his steps, and people called them the Steps of Yu.
During the Qin dynasty, the book Ji was written to explain the hundred demons, and the Black Ice Terrace was established to oversee the land in every direction.
During the Han dynasty, Embroidered-Clothes Envoys were appointed. Wearing embroidered robes and carrying tally staffs and tiger tallies, they traveled far and wide to inspect the realm and act on Heaven's behalf.
During the Ming dynasty, two depots, one guard, and one bureau were established to secretly investigate officials and extend their reach into the martial world, wielding power over the court.
Later, as the Ming declined, the Westlands rose abruptly, and the axes of the Westlands hung over Dingbei City.
The Ming Emperor Ai gave his life to protect the realm, but he was powerless to turn the tide. Japanese pirates made for the coast, threatening Fujian, Jiangnan, and other regions.
The rear was thrown into chaos, the heavens and sun turned upside down, and the lands of the Nine Provinces fell.
Fortunately, the Grand Ancestor rallied the men of the Nine Provinces, drove out the invaders, extended the Han legacy, and renamed the country Hua.
Wherever war raged, every family wore mourning clothes and every household flew white banners.
Mountain spirits and wild monsters, demons and evil spirits, fed on vital energy and gradually became a scourge in every direction.
Thus the ancient office was reopened under the name Human Sciences Research Institute, with the code name 749.
Over the course of a thousand years, its name changed, but its purpose did not:
Capture demons!
In the year 2149 of the Hua calendar, a star as bright as a dipper streaked across the sky in silver light and fell toward Blue Star. Its immense force put more than half of Blue Star's mountains, rivers, gorges, deserts, marshes, deep seas, and more in danger.
Afterward, Blue Star's landmass expanded hundreds of times over, and spiritual energy surged across the world.
The spiritual qi revival began, and ghosts and monsters ran rampant...