In a place of darkness and nothing, a flicker of light appears. It's sudden. Seemingly out of nowhere. In the beginning the light was weak and easily dismissed by how weak it appeared. However, overtime it becomes the only something in this nothingness and the only light in this darkness. Powerful beings that makes the nothingness itself tremble appear one by one curious about the powerful energy gathered from nothingness. It seems to be a soul nurturing process, They had to be ready for the birth of a celestial eminence.
The oldest among then having lived for countless epochs and Dao calendars says without moving his mouth and yet his voice is round and clear
"The ninth time of appearance. This time it has taken a million epochs to appear. How many epochs within the nothingness? Sigh! Chaos on the way. I will be a witness of the making of the legends again."
Clearly this is not the first time this happened. Every time the light appears in the nothingness signifies the beginning of the golden age of cultivation in the whole universe. Geniuses of all statuses are born. A period where talents are common. A period where sects rise and others fall. a period of reshuffle has began three epochs ago. It's an anticipated event which provides the old monsters a chance to get good disciples to inherit their mantle. Having been born in this period of time promises that in an event of invasion there will be people to hold the fort.
Over the endless epochs since the light started appearing powerful being appear in droves making this part of chaos universe the most powerful in all spacetime since the creation of universe. Over the years people have learnt that the light is produced by the soul power of a powerful being who's believed to be in seclusion in the deepest part of space and nothingness. But is this the truth?
The reason of choosing this part as it's chosen seclusion part, no one knows and no one wants to investigate for fear of offending the unfathomable being. They could feel the universe preparing for the being awakening with a promise of reshuffling the hierarchy of forces that has existed since ancient times. When that is happening ... No one can tell but when it happens everyone in the universe will know.
In the only light in this nothingness ,
There, a being with unfathomable power appears. The being appears to be greater than even the greatest of the universe. It's eyes are closed seemingly not intent in opening anytime soon. The power radiating from this soul makes the nothingness vibrate. The soul continues to grow powerful every passing second. Intent in growing powerful forever without any intention of stop growing powerful. All around Chaos is seemly in chaos.
The being is chanting mantras that hold the weight of existence for every syllable uttered. The being have anticipation. As if waiting for something but not any little bit anxious or impatient confident in whatever it is waiting for .
As time passes in this timeless void , the beings power returns to basic. No different from a normal ordinary human being. And finally the eyes which seems to hold the universe in their black as ink pupil is seen. It is radiating power that makes the existence groan in exertion. In short while it becomes no different from ordinary man's eyes apart from the earie calmness and the total indifferent from them. As if looking down on all universe. Simple and unassuming. Seems to hold stories untold. Truly unsettling because of the darkness in the seemingly normal eyes.
All around the being are eight other beings of similar power who has their eyes opened. They appear similar to the first being but with different hair and eye colors. They speak at the same time as if they're one and their voice appears similar in every intonation. And indeed they are. They share a soul core.
"So it begins," they say then intone in an ancient language one that was lost in the long river of time
"Condense!"
And behold an array formation with eight major codes appears around them with the being whose eyes are darkness colored as the center. The array formation is obscure and gives a sense of endlessness and limitlessness. Chants seemingly endless are heard coming from the eight beings. They resound with power as the soul power of the other eight beings pours into the being in the middle of the formation. At the same time being in the middle starts radiating power and light again as the ritual continues. The light becomes powerful and the soul power towering breaking the barrier of the nothingness and pouring into an ordinary universe awakening it with soul power paving way for a powerful civilization in that universe. One that is focused on developing the soul power using it as a means to develop the body. A very powerful civilization that last for epoch. So successful that it overshadows the immortal cultivation.
As the light retracts we're greeted with a sight of an immortal soul that carries a spectrum of colors but also appears colorless. Finally it takes on the most ordinary appearance seemingly harmless. But a symbol like a seal appears on the souls forehead. It is simple but complicated. Clear but obscure. Soon similar symbols appears all over the being sealing a greater part of power and memories. With the only way of unsealing being powerful enough to withstand the influx of soul power.
The seal symbols disappear which makes it seem as if what just happens is a dream. What appears is a fragile soul which flickers as if it will fade from existence at any time. And yet the existence itself has no way of destroying the soul. It has already overpowered existence. However, right now the soul is weak but invulnerable.
A portal appears and the soul in sucked into the portal by a powerful force it could not resist in it's weakened exhausted form. As for where it appears .... The soul power cultivating universe several epochs later.