Patriarch, you need not worry. Let's continue forward.
I estimate that once we pass through this maze of white walls, we should be able to reach the core area of Tianmu Shenjun's cultivation grotto," Ye Yunfei said, looking ahead at the maze of white walls.
Ye Yunfei, of course, understood the intention of the Yang Family Patriarch—he was testing whether Ye Yunfei had the capability to lead the Yang Family through this white maze.
Since this Yang Family Patriarch had previously taken the initiative to defend him, Ye Yunfei didn't mind leading him and his clan members through this region of white maze.
"Young man, are you truly confident in passing through this white maze zone? This maze area ahead is suffused with a very peculiar law; I simply can't get a proper sense of it. Even my Soul Power energy cannot perceive what's inside clearly. Might there be danger if we charge in recklessly like this?" The Yang Family Patriarch was pleasantly surprised upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, yet he remained extremely cautious. After all, the Yang clan members following him were all elites of the family. As the leader of a clan, he had to act carefully no matter what.
"Patriarch, rest assured. I'll take the lead," Ye Yunfei replied with a smile.
"Young man, are you really sure? Even our Yang Family's Patriarch cannot perceive this white maze ahead. Do you believe you have the ability to lead everyone through it?" Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the other Yang clan members all wore expressions of disbelief. Someone couldn't help but ask.
"Everyone, I am indeed confident. However, I won't force you. Think it through before making your decision. I myself will definitely enter," Ye Yunfei answered indifferently. For these ordinary members of the Yang Family, Ye Yunfei had no desire to spend time placating them.
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the others all looked towards the Yang Family Patriarch.
"Patriarch, should we really trust this kid? This maze is too bizarre. Although I am a Sovereign God, I can't perceive anything inside it at all. Once we enter and cannot find a way out, we might be trapped inside forever," a Yang Family Sovereign God couldn't resist sending a sound transmission to the Patriarch.
Following that, the other senior members of the Yang Family also sent sound transmissions to the Patriarch one after another.
"Exploration and treasure hunting inherently involve risk. Moreover, this young man has already demonstrated his capabilities before. I recently used the Sixth Sense Secret Art to conduct a divination on him again, and the result is that we can trust him. Here's what we'll do: to be safe, we'll split into two groups. One group will turn back and explore other areas. Apart from the core region, there are also many precious opportunities and treasures in other parts of this continent. The other group, led by me, will follow this young man into the white maze zone ahead, attempting to reach the continent's core region. Choose for yourselves which group you wish to join," the Yang Family Patriarch thought for a moment, then sent a sound transmission to all the Yang clan members.
After hearing the Patriarch's transmission, everyone in the Yang Family fell silent.
"These Yang Family people are too indecisive. In my opinion, we shouldn't bother with them. We should just enter directly. After all, bringing them along is just like bringing a bunch of deadweight—they'll only get in the way," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkwerm impatiently transmitted to Ye Yunfei.
"Forget it. After all, they are a clan. Whatever they do, they must consider the safety and interests of the collective, so they do need to be cautious. The Yang Family Patriarch is a decent fellow. If they are willing to follow me in, then I might as well guide them. As for what resources and treasures they might obtain inside, or even whether they can survive within, that will depend on their own destiny," Ye Yunfei replied with a smile, standing there with his hands clasped behind his back, waiting for the Yang Family's response.
Soon, everyone in the Yang Family made their choice. One portion chose to turn back and explore other areas outside. Another portion chose to continue following the Patriarch and enter the white maze zone ahead.
"Patriarch, this starry space is too bizarre. Even if we want to turn back now, we might not be able to find the correct direction," an elder who had chosen to lead the group turning back looked at the vast starry space, released his Soul Force energy to sense it, and realized he had no confidence in finding the right path. He thus spoke to the Patriarch.
"No need to worry. I will guide you to find the correct direction to leave this starry space area," Ye Yunfei stated calmly. After speaking, Ye Yunfei pointed a finger, and a figure appeared in the starry space. This was one of Ye Yunfei's Soul Clones. Although it only contained a small portion of Soul Force energy, it was sufficient to lead these Yang Family members back through this starry space. Because while coming here earlier, Ye Yunfei had already learned about the structural characteristics of this starry space and the methods for discerning the correct direction from the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm and Hun Lao.
"This young man's methods are truly remarkable," the senior members of the Yang Family inwardly marveled as they looked at Ye Yunfei's Soul Clone. They discovered that the Soul Power energy emanating from this Soul Clone was fearsome and shrouded in a highly sophisticated Soul Power law they couldn't quite see through.
"It seems the Patriarch was right. This young man is indeed not simple." At this moment, all the senior members of the Yang Family began looking at Ye Yunfei with a newfound respect.
"Patriarch, let's proceed. There's no need to waste more time here," Ye Yunfei said to the Yang Family Patriarch.
"Very well. Young man, let's continue forward," the Yang Family Patriarch promptly nodded. In front of Ye Yunfei now, he was acting increasingly enthusiastic. He even subtly no longer regarded Ye Yunfei as a junior, but as a powerhouse of the same level.
Ye Yunfei nodded, then turned and strode towards the white maze zone ahead. The Yang Family Patriarch waved a hand, leading a portion of the Yang clan members to hurriedly follow. The other Yang clan members hesitated briefly, then, led by two elders, turned and retraced their original path.
Soon, Ye Yunfei arrived before a tall, white wall.
"This white wall is extremely sturdy. It should be forged from some special material. I estimate that even with my current strength, I wouldn't be able to destroy this white wall before me," Ye Yunfei transmitted to Hun Lao after sensing the tall white wall ahead.
Ye Yunfei had been proficient in puppet techniques long ago and later obtained some secret forging arts. He was now, in fact, a reasonably skilled artificer, capable of identifying various forging materials. With one glance, he could tell that this white wall was exceptionally hard, made of extraordinary materials. This meant that some cultivators, if unable to traverse this maze, would also be incapable of destroying these white walls even if they attempted to.
"This is Tianmu Shenjun's territory after all. The things Tianmu Shenjun set up are not what ordinary people can destroy," Hun Lao remarked.
Ye Yunfei's figure flashed, and he circumvented the white wall, entering the maze zone ahead.
This maze was composed of an astonishing number of white walls. One tall white wall after another, arranged according to a specific pattern within this vast expanse of starry space. Each white wall was exceedingly tall, and faintly engraved on the walls were numerous peculiar runes.
"These runes are all related to the Spatial Laws. It's precisely because of these runes that these white walls possess the ability to seal space," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, who had long since noticed the strange runes engraved on the white walls, stated.
Ye Yunfei led the Yang Family group as they walked amidst densely packed white walls. In the process of advancing, they had to constantly circumvent one tall white wall after another.
Each white wall looked identical. Gradually, the Yang clan members began to lose their sense of direction, because from all sides there were identical white walls. Moreover, the space here gave people an eerie feeling: one simply couldn't sense any direction. Every direction looked the same, with no distinction at all. Even 'above' and 'below' sometimes became difficult to define, as the space here seemed to be slowly inverting and rotating. After a while walking in such an environment, up, down, left, right, front, and back all began to blur. Some of the weaker Yang Family members, after walking for a while, started feeling dizzy, their world spinning, and unable to stand steadily. They fell down clatteringly.
"I can't walk anymore; my legs have gone soft. The space around keeps spinning. I simply don't know which direction to lift my foot towards," several juniors of the Yang Family lay sprawled, only feeling vertigo and weakness all over. They could only seek help from their Patriarch.
"Patriarch, give them these Divine Sedative Pills," Ye Yunfei thought for a moment, then retrieved more than a dozen bottles of pills and handed them to the Yang Family Patriarch.