Glancing at the ring, Ye Li said, "This should be the entrance to the secret passage. I wonder if there are any rune formations set up. If we open it rashly, we might get hurt."
Hearing Ye Li's words, Elder Shan and the other two elders looked at Ye Li strangely, and then Elder Shan said: "Ye Li, do you think that the Luo family is some ancient sect, like the owners of those ruins, setting up various powerful formations at will.
The Luo family is just an ordinary small family like us. If this is a room where valuables are stored, it would be appropriate to set up a formation to protect it.
After all, no matter how much effort is put into setting up the formation, it only covers a space the size of a room.
But this is a tunnel, his formation cannot cover the entire tunnel.
If we only seal the area at the door, then we can use talismans to attack the ground from a slightly farther distance and definitely dig a tunnel quickly without having to enter from this entrance.
Moreover, the formations were set up in the treasury to prevent anyone from sneaking in. Now that the real family has been destroyed, these formations can definitely be destroyed at will, and the things inside can be taken away by anyone.
The formation in the tunnel is set up in order to escape quietly at the last moment when the family is destroyed. When it can be used, the family will definitely be occupied by the enemy, so what is the difficulty in destroying the tunnel formation
Therefore, it is totally unnecessary to set up a formation on the tunnel. My Ye Family Manor also has such an escape tunnel. At most, it is built a little more concealed, but there is no formation defense. "
After hearing what Elder Shan said, Ye Li finally realized that the various formations and mechanisms he had experienced in the past were indeed in the ruins of large sects. That kind of ability was not something that small families like theirs could possess.
After all, the large formations set up by those big forces can automatically gather spiritual energy and can be used at will thousands of years later, while the formations that can be set up by a family like the Luo family require a large amount of spirit stones to maintain operation.
If it is just to guard a tunnel entrance that may only be used once in dozens or hundreds of years, it is indeed not cost-effective.
And just as Elder Shan said, as long as the enemy knows there is a tunnel here, they don't need to enter from here. They can use talismans to quickly attack the surrounding ground and dig out the tunnel immediately. Its practicality is indeed too weak.
Thinking of this, Ye Li secretly laughed at his lack of experience in the martial arts world and his lack of understanding of some basic common sense.
After knowing that there would be no formation here, Ye Li reached out and grabbed the iron pull ring with force, then pulled it up with all his strength.
There was a sudden muffled sound on the ground, and a large piece of stone slab under the wall was pulled open, revealing a hole.
There was a faint light coming from under the cave entrance, which was obviously the crystal lamp set up by the Luo family inside.
After the four of them looked at each other, Elder Shan said, "Ye Li, the path below this secret passage is narrow. If a fight breaks out, the first person will be under great pressure.
Among the four of us, I think I'm the best at defense, so just let me go in first.
We have all seen your performance on the battlefield just now. Although our realms are higher than yours, no one is stronger than you in terms of attack power. It would be better for you to go to the back after you go down.
If a fight really breaks out down there, we can defend in the front, and you can just figure out how to attack the enemy from the back."
The other two elders immediately nodded in agreement with Elder Shan’s words and patted Ye Li on the shoulder, signaling him to go in last.
Seeing the performance of the three people, Ye Li felt somewhat moved.
Although Elder Shan is indeed good at defense, the same is not true for the other two elders. Their ultimate purpose in letting Ye Li go is to protect him.
After all, the three of them have stayed in the Ye family for many years and have long regarded themselves as complete members of the Ye family. Naturally, they would spare no effort to protect the most outstanding descendants of the Ye family.
Without waiting for Ye Li to express his opinion, Elder Shan jumped into the tunnel. The moment he entered, he activated the talismanic armor on his body and also showed his own talisman, which was a round golden shield surrounded by sharp blades.
He was also worried that the other party would ambush them under the cave and attack them when they entered, so he did not dare to take it lightly.
After discovering that there was no one ahead, Elder Shan called out to the outside of the cave. Elder Gan and Elder Ning also jumped in one by one, and finally Ye Li followed him into the tunnel.
After entering, Ye Li found that the tunnel was quite wide. At least two people could pass through it side by side. They walked in a row and it didn't seem crowded.
There was a crystal lamp hanging at regular intervals in the tunnel, so it didn't seem dark.
Ye Li looked forward instinctively, wanting to see if he could find any trace of the other party, but there was a corner about twenty meters ahead, so they couldn't see the other party even if he was in front of them.
After entering the secret passage, the four people immediately became alert and moved forward quickly and quietly.
Soon they arrived at the corner. They thought that there would be a straight road after turning the corner, but they found another corner not far away. It seemed that this secret passage was also built in a snake shape, and it was not a straight road.
Following the passage, the four of them quickened their pace. They were also ready for battle at any time. Once they encountered the Luo family, a fight would definitely break out immediately.
They chased along the winding passage for about a quarter of an hour, but did not find any trace of the Luo family.
After all, no matter how fast they move, they dare not chase with all their strength. When they cannot see what is ahead, they will also worry that the other party is lying in ambush around some corner to attack them.
Although they should be able to quickly find those Luo family members in the Lingwu stage by using their spiritual power, this would also alert the enemy and allow the masters in the Lingdan stage to discover them.
By then, the other party will try their best to destroy the tunnel, and it will be difficult for them to continue chasing them.
We moved forward carefully all the way, and after about a quarter of an hour, we finally turned a bend and saw a straight road stretching out in front of us.
Ye Li and the others were finally able to see the backs of the Luo family not far ahead.
The Luo family seemed to have reached the end of the passage, and were now queuing up to climb upwards, where was the exit of the secret passage.
The four members of the Ye family hurriedly took a few steps back and retreated behind the corner.
Elder Shan turned around and said to everyone, "They have already reached the exit. We'd better not expose ourselves now, lest they go up and blow up the tunnel exit.
We'll wait until they're all up, then we'll go over and open the exit. As long as we leave this secret passage first, we shouldn't have any worries if a fight breaks out outside.
Anyway, there are quite a few Spiritual Talisman Masters in the Spiritual Mist Stage among them, and their speed is not too fast. It should not be difficult for us to catch up with them with our strength."