Zhang Yang stayed by the river for three days, refining all the low-grade alchemical pills he could. He ended up with over twenty Qi Nourishing Pills, seven Restoration Pills, five Body Tempering Pills, and some wound-healing ointments.

He also used up all the materials, melting down the swords and knives he had collected earlier, and with the additional materials he found, he crafted three ninth-grade magical tools.

They were all swords and similar tools, useful but not particularly significant.

As for the most crucial defensive magical treasures, he had none.