Sword Cultivator's Inheritance

Fang Shu successfully left the underground palace.

He escaped from the Blood Lake and quickly raced toward its shore. When his feet touched land, he could not help but let out a sigh of relief.

Unfortunately, the ceremonial cape draped over him had been torn to tatters during this stealthy passage through blood baleful intent. It was completely ruined, beyond even repair, fit only for a junk collector.

After some thought, Fang Shu did not toss it aside and burn it. Instead, he took out a wooden box and carefully stored it within.

Though the item was ruined, Old Mountain Lord had specially bestowed it upon him back then. It was a token of their friendship across generations and could not be lightly discarded.

Afterward, Fang Shu did not immediately wander around the secret realm.

Near the Blood Lake, he chose another inconspicuous spot, slipped underground in a flash, and opened up a temporary cave dwelling.

He had gained much from this trip to the underground palace. Although he had already sorted through it once, with Er Daiyuan at his side, Fang Shu had still felt constrained and ill at ease.

Now that he was finally acting alone and had some peace and quiet, it was the perfect time to take a thorough inventory.

Thus, he went into solitary cultivation for a day and a half. Aside from dealing with various loose ends, he once more carefully studied the Blood Mother Scripture.

Among other things, he had the Dao Register begin combining the Dragon Whale Art with the great number of Gu cultivation texts left behind by Long Gu, conducting its own deductions to see whether it could transform "Blood Mother" into "Insect Mother" and derive a suitable insect-vein foundation establishment method for him.

After making these complete preparations, Fang