The Flying Snakes lived not only in the core region of Flying Snake Valley.
The dozen or so kilometers along both sides of the canyon mountain range also belonged to the outer region of Flying Snake Valley. This was likewise the territory where the Flying Snake tribe was active, which was why Li Yuan had encountered so many Flying Snakes more than ten kilometers from the canyon in the beginning.
This was also why the Tianliang Race had camped more than ten kilometers away from the canyon.
The key lay in the canyon's depth!
Even based solely on the Seven Star Human Civilization's exploration, its average depth exceeded 1,800 meters. Countless caves riddled the mountains connected to both sides of the canyon, forming an enormous three-dimensional space.
It was like some of humanity's super-large cities: within an area spanning dozens of kilometers, they could house millions or even tens of millions of people.
If the Flying Snake tribe's entire living space in Flying Snake Valley were spread evenly across flat land, it would cover enough ground to rival an area a thousand kilometers across.
Whoosh!
Li Yuan did his utmost to restrain his aura. His powerful spiritual perception swept the surroundings as he easily crossed the outer region's dozen-plus kilometers and arrived at the canyon's edge once more.
"Fog." Li Yuan looked down. Dense mist filled the depths below; forget seeing the canyon floor, his vision did not even reach several hundred meters.
Bottomless and unfathomable.
"According to that squad captain's account."
"For some unknown reason, Xueshu had long decided that there was treasure in the canyon and had personally infiltrated it to investigate." Li Yuan pondered. "After returning from the canyon floor, he had refused to leave. He had been continuously preparing and plotting something."
"And he had summoned