One Year

Han Changwu shook her head and said gently, "Patriarch, we took medicinal pills. We're already out of danger; a period of recuperation will be enough."

Han Benyong and Han Changying both agreed. Their injuries had not been serious to begin with, and they only needed to spend some more time recovering.

Hearing this, Han Zhangxiang nodded. "That's good. Recuperate on the island in peace. Changying, Changwu, refine as many third-rank Puppet Beasts or third-rank talismans as you can. And Benfu, refine more medicinal pills. No one knows how long this war will last. Better to be prepared than caught empty-handed."

More than ten thousand years ago, the Human Race and Demon Race had gone to war. The Human Race suffered grievous casualties and only recovered its vitality after many years of rest and recuperation. This war between the two races would not end anytime soon.

Han Benfu and the other three agreed. Han Benyong knew nothing of talisman-making, pill refinement, or artifact refinement, so he only needed to focus on cultivation.

After giving them a few more instructions, Han Zhangxiang sent them back to their residences to rest.

He came to an underground chamber over a hundred zhang wide, took out artifact-refining materials, and began refining artifacts.

Han Chaoyang was responsible for holding Golden Toad Island, so he naturally received a considerable share of cultivation resources—demon cores, artifact-refining materials, formation materials, and more. After acknowledging their kinship, Han Chaoyang had been quite generous, giving Han Zhangxiang and Han Benfu plenty of materials for artifact and pill refinement. A relative such as this had not been acknowledged in vain.

He took out a pale golden ore. It felt heavy in his hand.

"Gold Glazed Stone. This is a fourth-rank material for refining flying needle magic treasures. If this piece of Gold