However, because the direction of the Yang Family's advance had changed, the faster they moved forward now, the further they deviated from the correct path.
"Senior, I have a feeling we may have already taken the wrong direction," Ye Yunfei said after a moment's thought.
"Oh? Young man, are you saying we have strayed from the correct path?" The Yang Family Patriarch was taken aback by Ye Yunfei's words and turned to ask.
"That is indeed the case. Senior, the correct direction of advance should be towards the left," Ye Yunfei replied with a nod.
"But how come I still feel the correct direction is straight ahead?" the Yang Family Patriarch said doubtfully.
"Kid, you're merely a Heavenly God, while our Patriarch is a Fourth Level Sovereign God. Do you truly believe your perception and discernment can compare to our Patriarch's? You're somewhat overestimating yourself, aren't you?" Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the other members of the Yang Family all wore expressions of scorn.
In their minds, Ye Yunfei was nothing but a Heavenly God. How could he possibly compare to the Patriarch of their Yang Family? They absolutely trusted the Patriarch's judgment.
"Hold your tongues for now," the Yang Family Patriarch waved a hand at his clansmen after hearing Ye Yunfei out. "Young man, can you truly discern the correct direction?" he asked, turning his gaze to Ye Yunfei.
"Senior, I have cultivated a secret art capable of discerning spatial directions. According to the direction we are currently heading, we will soon return to our starting point once more. The correct direction should lead to the left," Ye Yunfei answered.
"Brat, our Yang Family also possesses several heirloom spatial secret arts. Do you think the spatial art you cultivate is more profound than the ones passed down in our Yang Family?" a Yang Family Elder immediately spoke up beside him.
This Elder was also a Sovereign God. As a Sovereign God, he simply could not believe that a mere junior at the Heavenly God realm could surpass him in spatial cultivation.
"Don't speak to this young man like that. Show some courtesy. I was the one leading the way earlier, and we ended up back at our starting point after all. So my judgment on the direction might not be accurate," the Yang Family Patriarch said slowly after hearing Ye Yunfei, having already released his Soul Force Energy and spatial energy to sense towards the left.
"Patriarch, you don't actually believe this kid's sense of space is more accurate than ours, do you?" the Elder who had just spoken frowned.
"Appearances can be deceiving. This young man entered Tianmu Shenjun's cultivation grotto alone to adventure, and has remained unscathed up till now. He must have his own outstanding qualities. Since I led us in a circle back to the origin earlier, it proves our perception of this space is inaccurate. So why not try following this young man's suggestion? For some reason, I always feel this young man is no ordinary fellow," the Patriarch transmitted via Sound Transmission to the Elder after some thought.
"Patriarch, did you use our Yang Family's Sixth Sense Secret Art to analyze this kid?" the Elder asked via Sound Transmission after receiving it.
The Yang Family possessed a heirloom secret technique called the Sixth Sense Secret Art, which was actually a highly profound divination art.
"That's right. I had already used the Sixth Sense Secret Art to analyze this young man earlier. He is definitely not simple. So for now, let us try proceeding in the direction he indicated," the Patriarch transmitted back with a nod.
Hearing the Patriarch's words, the Elder said nothing more. He knew the Patriarch had cultivated the family's Sixth Sense Secret Art to a very high realm, and his divinations were usually extremely accurate.
The Yang Family's overall strength wasn't particularly formidable, but whenever the family encountered a crisis, they would use this Sixth Sense Secret Art to divine and then make correct decisions. That was why the Yang Family had developed more and more smoothly, growing larger in scale. The family's higher-ups all placed great trust in this Sixth Sense Secret Art.
"Young man, since you believe the left is the correct direction, we shall advance according to your words," the Yang Family Patriarch said to Ye Yunfei.
"This fellow is quite agreeable, actually believing what you said," Hun Lao said with a light chuckle, feeling somewhat surprised.
"Very well, Senior. Let's go this way," Ye Yunfei nodded and then began advancing towards the left.
The Yang Family Patriarch waved his hand, leading his family contingent to the left.
At this time, aside from Ye Yunfei and the Yang Family's group, the members of other forces were also groping their way forward through the starry expanse.
Having experienced what came before, everyone now knew the spatial directions in this starry space were problematic; straight ahead was not necessarily forward.
All living beings were releasing their Soul Force Energy and spatial energy, sensing while making judgments as they slowly advanced, making the entire starry expanse quite lively.
Not long after, people from different forces began advancing in different directions. There were even some whose paths gradually looped back the way they came.
After Ye Yunfei and the Yang Family had traversed a considerable distance through space within the starry expanse...
"Stop! The spatial direction has changed again. Moving this way is no longer forward; it's heading back," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm suddenly said to Ye Yunfei.
"What? The spatial direction changed again?" Ye Yunfei felt helpless upon hearing this and immediately halted.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei's Soul Force Energy and spatial energy had also been constantly sensing the surrounding space, continuously making his own judgments.
But Ye Yunfei knew that in judging spatial directions, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm was perhaps more adept than he was, because the spatial secret arts of the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm race truly had their unique merits.
"That's right. I sense it too. The spatial direction of this area has indeed changed. We cannot continue forward," Hun Lao spoke up at this moment.
"Then what is the correct direction? Where should we go?" Hu Miao couldn't help asking.
"The correct direction should be heading backward," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm turned and said.
"Backward? But isn't that going back the way we came?" Hu Miao found it hard to believe.
"Don't trust your own feelings. In this starry space, the spatial sense of ordinary beings is usually wrong. Continuing forward means heading backward; conversely, turning around and heading back the way we came is equivalent to advancing forward," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm explained.
"The space here is truly bizarre. If one doesn't possess extremely profound sensing abilities and a high level of spatial energy, it's impossible to discern direction in this space. It's like a blind man trying to identify an elephant," Hu Miao couldn't help but sigh.