A Tent - 835

Zhou Fan returned to the top of the Universe, keeping a watchful eye over everything. 

There would surely be more beings to come through after they realized that there was more room. He was ready to fight every single one of them. Until the Universe once again expanded, he was not afraid of anyone who could come through. 

Years passed without anybody entering, but Zhou Fan never lowered his guard.

The fish came to visit, asking permission to capture the Celestial Emperor. He didn't have any bad intentions, it was just that the Celestial Emperor was the last being from the future present, and with him gone, the power of Time would be much easier to control, assisting the fish in destroying the clouds of time once and for all. 

Zhou Fan nodded, but told the fish to avoid killing him. 

The Celestial Emperor had not harmed anyone in the Origin Era, and had actually been slightly helpful. It was better to avoid killing someone who had only helped, not harmed. 

The fish quickly captured the weakened Celestial Emperor and used the power of time to put him in a sort of state where he was both within time and outside of time so that he wouldn't affect his attempts at controlling time. 

He would, however, still fill up room in the Universe for those from the future. 

The fish's speed in regaining control over the power of time increased by many times, and the ease with which he did it could not be compared.

Sage Years passed, and nobody came through. The fish's speed in regaining control allowed it to make unimaginable progress in this period of time. 

Meanwhile, Zhou Fan had begun the process of destroying the fake space implanted within the Universe. 

He had noticed that it was actually feeding off of the Universe and harming it. He decided to assist the Universe in completely getting rid of it. 

Just as he was continuing with this slow process, he sensed the power of time fluctuate. Someone had entered the Origin Era.

Zhou Fan took a step arriving atop the Origin Civilization. The fish, along with many other Path Creators, appeared soon after. After absorbing the power brought from the future, the God of Death and Ye Li had soared in their paths, reaching the Earth Immortal realm. Once a being reached the Peak, the names of the realms were the same for Cultivation and all other paths. 

It was just more fitting in that way. 

Zhou Fan looked on as the being showed itself.

It was a human.

It was an old human with a blindfold covering his eyes.

"It seems I've wandered into the wrong place again." He said.

A voice spoke. "No no no. We go only where is destined. There is no wrong place."

"But there is an awful lot of hostility directed at me."

"Can you see anyone attacking you?"

"No, but I'm blin–"

"Exactly, so how could anyone be hostile and not attack you. You must be safe. Now bring out the tent and invite any guests in."

The old man sighed and reached towards his back. 

He pulled out a tiny tent and threw it into the air.

It expanded to the size of a normal tent. 

A being stepped out and looked around. "Huh? Something is off." The being was not human, but a bell with a face on it. The face was not detailed, just two black dots with a curved line, but it formed a happy looking bell. 

"Regardless."

The bell shook, and a loud ring could be heard. All beings within the Universe could hear it. 

"Come all to the tent of treasures, where the most mythical objects throughout history can be found. The greatest treasures of Celestial Emperor's are not impressive here! Even the Sovereigns of the Universe would wish to shop here, but cannot. It can only be decided by fate."

When she spoke, only those in the False Immortal realm or higher could hear it. 

Zhou Fan was a bit confused, but stepped forward. Regardless, these two beings seemed harmless.

He arrived in front of the tent in an instant.

"Welcome customer! Old Man!"

The blind old man jogged over.

He took out a monocle.

"Hmmmmm. He should be the most powerful person in this area."

"A Heaven Immortal?"

"Yes."

"We really stepped into some bum place. Whatever. Come in."

Zhou Fan shrugged and stepped inside. He was soon followed by the other Path Creators who had taken an interest.

They were all let in.

"Only the top hundred beings in this area can enter. If you aren't one, go look for a fated opportunity. Three have descended into this realm." The bell said.

With the old man scanning each individual and being able to tell if they were in the top hundred, exactly a hundred beings entered, all the top Path Creators. 

When the blind old man and the bell entered, Zhou Fan had already taken a look around. This place was bigger on the inside than it seemed, but still no bigger than a small store on a mortal planet. 

However, the treasures inside were truly unfathomable. Zhou Fan could even sense some that released familiar powers. 

"A treasure made with the Power of Time! Excellently made."

The bell spoke. "That was made by the Sovereign of Time before the Race War Era."

The fish nodded. "As expected of me."

"Huh?"

Nobody elaborated. 

Zhou Fan paid special attention to a mirror. Even among these incredible treasures, it seemed unique.

"This is the Demon Expelling Mirror. Using it can cause one to root out their deepest and darkest demons. Come and stand in front of it. It will show you your demons, but you can't expel them unless you purchase it."

The God of Death stood in front of it first.

A vicious ugly monster appeared. "Your Inner Demon consists of your desire to kill, yet lack of accomplishment in that field."

The God of Death walked away.

The Grand Empyrean stepped in front of it. A crying monster appeared. 

"You regret not being able to save more lives. How pure!"