Across the boundless reaches of the Immortal Realm, a celestial phenomenon that hasn't been seen for billions of cycles was distorting space and time altering and rewriting laws.
If one were to get close, they can also see the area is being slowly assimilated.
In the distorted space floated a single treasure. It was no larger than a human heart, yet within its translucent surface swirled an endless universe.
Galaxies rotated inside it.
Stars were born and died.
Countless worlds drifted through its depths.
Every immortal who gazed upon it could feel the
unimaginable power that was being emmited.
As people kept arriving in droves thanks to the disturbance caused by the treasure.
A simply dressed immortal scholar announced loudly with shock as he was observing the treasure with his divine sense.
"It's the Celestial Cosmic Dantian I only though it was a myth."
This news left everyone shocked.
It is said whoever possessed the Celestial Cosmic Dantian could transcend the Immortal Emperor Realm.
They could break the shackles of heaven.
They could command the laws of creation itself.
And for that reason—
Every Immortal looked toward the supreme treasure with unrestrained greed.
A thunderous roar shook the heavens.
"IT BELONGS TO ME!"
An ancient figure teleported in the vacinity dressed in golden imperial robes. Behind him appeared the phantom of a colossal golden dragon.
"Golden Dragon Emperor!"
Thousands of immortals cried out in terror.
The Golden Dragon Emperor was one of the oldest beings in existence. His cultivation had already reached the peak of the Immortal Emperor Realm, and legends claimed that he had once fought three Immortal Emperors alone and survived.
But before he could reach the treasure—
"Get away from it!"
A cold voice descended from above.
The sky froze.
An enormous lotus bloomed across the heavens, its petals formed entirely from ice.
Upon its center stood a woman dressed in white.
Her silver hair floated behind her like a river of moonlight.
The Eternal Frost Empress.
With a single gesture, billions of miles of space became frozen.
The Golden Dragon Emperor's expression changed.
"Frost Empress!"
He punched forward.
BOOM!
Golden light collided with endless ice.
The heavens trembled.
But they were not alone.
"Hahaha! You fools!"
A monstrous laugh echoed across the battlefield.
A black-robed man stepped out from a crack in space.
Behind him stretched nine enormous demonic shadows.
"The Celestial Cosmic Dantian was born from primordial chaos. None of you are worthy of it!"
The man's eyes burned crimson.
The Nine-Heaven Demon Sovereign had arrived.
Then—
A sword descended from the heavens.
SHING!
The entire battlefield fell silent.
A thin silver line appeared across the sky.
A moment later, thousands of immortal cultivators realized that the space in front of them had been sliced apart.
A young man wearing simple blue robes stepped through the opening.
His expression was calm.
His hand rested upon an ancient sword.
"Enough."
The word was quiet.
Yet every immortal heard it.
The Golden Dragon Emperor stared at him.
"The Heaven Severing Sword Immortal..."
Even the Frost Empress narrowed her eyes.
Another peak Immortal Emperor had arrived.
And then another.
And another.
Within moments, the Celestial Wastes were surrounded by figures who had long since surpassed the understanding of mortal beings.
Immortal Emperors.
Ancient demons.
Primordial beasts.
Heavenly saints.
Sword immortals.
Reincarnated ancestors.
They had all come for one thing and one thing only. A supreme treasure that floated silently in the void,
The Celestial Cosmic Dantian. For several breaths, no one moved.
Then the Demon Sovereign smiled.
"Kill them all."
The world exploded.
BOOOOOOM!
A sea of flames erupted, Golden dragons roared through the heavens, Frozen stars fell from the sky, Sword light crossed billions of miles, Demons clawed their way through space, and Immortal techniques collided one after another each attack powerful enough to destroy an entire world.
The Golden Dragon Emperor transformed into his true form which is a five clawed golden dragon. His body stretched across the heavens, his golden scales reflecting the light of countless shattered stars.
"ROAR!"
His claws descended.
The Frost Empress raised her hands and with practiced speed flashed several hand signs.
"Absolute Zero."
As her voice echoed, space began to freeze in the blink of an eye which in turn made the Golden Dragon Emperor's claw that stopped inches from her body becom encased in ice.
Enraged by being frozen the Golden Dragon Emperor prepared to fire a breath at the Frost Empress, in response she summoned an ice peacock.
"Squawk"
But before either could attack again—
A sword light appeared and intercepted both attacks.
The Heaven Severing Sword Immortal appeared between them.
"Your fight ends here."
His sword flashed.
The battlefield split apart.
At the same time, the Nine-Heaven Demon Sovereign seized the opportunity. His nine demonic shadows lunged toward the Celestial Cosmic Dantian.
"I have it!"
His hand closed around the treasure.
For one glorious moment, everything stopped.
The Demon Sovereign laughed.
"Hahahaha!"
He could feel it.
The power of creation.
The power of countless universes.
The power to transcend the heavens.
All of a sudden.
The Celestial Cosmic Dantian trembled.
The Demon Sovereign's smile vanished.
"What?"
A crack appeared across the treasure.
Then another.
And another.
The entire battlefield fell silent.
Even the ancient Immortal Emperors stared in disbelief.
"No..."
The Frost Empress whispered.
The Celestial Cosmic Dantian suddenly released a blinding light.
The Demon Sovereign screamed as the treasure slipped from his grasp.
"NO! IT'S MINE!"
He reached for it.
The Golden Dragon Emperor charged.
The Frost Empress attacked.
The Sword Immortal struck.
Hundreds of Immortal Emperors unleashed their strongest techniques simultaneously.
The heavens themselves seemed to collapse.
BOOM!
A horrific sound beyond thunder erupted through out all of existence, space shattered, time stopped, even laws of heaven and earth wailed, And in the center of all this destruction.
The Celestial Cosmic Dantian just vanished.
Silence.
Absolute silence.
The battlefield that moments ago contained enough power to decimate countless worlds became eerily still.
The Demon Sovereign stood frozen.
His hand remained extended toward empty space.
"No..."
He looked around desperately.
"No!"
He released his divine sense.
Nothing.
The treasure was gone.
The Golden Dragon Emperor searched the void.
Nothing.
The Frost Empress searched through time.
Nothing.
The Sword Immortal searched through the laws of causality.
Nothing.
It was as if the Celestial Cosmic Dantian had never existed.
Then the ancient voice of an old Immortal Emperor echoed across the ruined heavens.
"Impossible..."
His trembling eyes gazed toward the mortal worlds below.
"The treasure has escaped the Immortal Realm."
Everyone turned.
The old emperor swallowed.
"It has descended into the lower realms."
The Demon Sovereign with wide blood shot eyes ordered.
"Find it."
His voice became a roar.
"SEARCH EVERY WORLD!"
The surviving immortals immediately scattered.
Across the Immortal Realm, ancient sects awakened.
Primordial beasts emerged from slumber.
Hidden clans opened their forbidden vaults.
Immortal armies descended toward the countless mortal worlds.
Everywhere, the same command spread. Find the Celestial Cosmic Dantian, None of them knew where it had gone. No one knew why it had vanished, And none could have ever imagined that, far beyond the reach of their divine senses, beneath an ordinary mortal sky.
A newborn child had just opened his eyes.
Above him, the stars briefly shimmered.
A tiny strand of celestial light entered his body.
Deep within his dantian, something ancient stirred.
A miniature universe began to form, And somewhere beyond the heavens.
The Celestial Cosmic Dantian chose its master.
And his name was Gabriel.