Magical beasts of the Dou Zong class were exceedingly rare even in the mountain ranges near the academy.
According to Grand Elder Su Qian, in all his years, he had seen only three Dou Zong-class magical beasts. One of them was even somewhat connected to Little Dragon Girl.
That was because, at the place where Little Dragon Girl had been discovered, they had also found a Dou Zong-class magical beast. It had even fought Grand Elder Su Qian and injured him.
After that, they had never encountered such a magical beast again. No one knew whether any remained.
After all, magical beasts that reached this realm were not much different from humans. At most, they were more ferocious and more powerful. They generally would not enter human territory lightly, though special cases could not be ruled out.
"Actually, you don't need to take such a huge risk and enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range to search for a magical beast of that level. Those older factions in the Black-Corner Region should possess the essence blood of seventh-rank magical beasts. Why not ask them first? If you can obtain it there, there'll be no need to take such a great risk. Besides, they should also have some of the materials and medicinal herbs you need. You could exchange with them as well."
This was Grand Elder Su Qian's suggestion. After hearing him out, Fang Yu nodded in wholehearted agreement. "Grand Elder Su Qian is right. I'll first visit the factions in the Black-Corner Region that have Dou Zong-class experts and see whether they are willing to trade. If they are, then everyone will be happy. If they refuse, then they can't blame me for being impolite. I definitely need these things. As long as they are willing, I certainly won't treat