Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 278 Seven Tribulations of Weapon Refining
Several more days passed.

Fang Shu explained the secret characters on the Blood Mother's True Scripture one by one.

During this time, he also noticed that Erdaiyuan was clearly finding it easier to cultivate the Blood Mother Scripture while staying in this underground palace.

In return, he used up almost all of the newly acquired dragon energy to quickly comprehend the secret text of the scripture, so that he could tutor the woman.

The sermon is over.

Erdaiyuan remained completely absorbed in the scriptures, unable to extricate herself, her expression dazed.

Her expression showed both joy at the opportunity she had received and even greater delight at Fang Shu's talent.

"With insights like Fang Lang's, even among the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the temple, there are probably few who can match your abilities," Er Daiyuan sighed again.

Upon hearing this, Fang Shu stood up and replied with a slight smile, "You flatter me."

Seeing him stand up, Er Daiyuan hesitated.

The woman also stood up and asked, "Are you leaving?"

Fang Shu nodded calmly and looked around to begin to identify the structure and layout of this underground palace.

Having received the Blood Mother's True Scripture, which contained records about the underground palace and the Blood Lake, the two naturally learned how to leave this place.

This palace was originally shaped like a huge coffin, but as time went by, the coffin overturned, causing the interior to be upside down and the exterior to rise up like a reef.

Even so, by simply following the various traces, one can find a way out and leave.

The only trouble is the blood and evil spirits surrounding the underground palace, which are quite taboo for the immortals. One must be careful not to get the blood on one's body.

Fortunately, the Blood Mother Scripture also contains various methods to ward off this blood-fiend water and detoxify it.

Fang Shu estimated that as long as he was a little careful, and with the help of the half-damaged wedding robe, he should be able to come and go without any problems.

Er Daiyuan, standing to the side, realized that Fang Shu was about to leave, and her face immediately showed a conflicted expression, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Fang Shu noticed it and took the initiative to speak with a smile:

"You should cultivate diligently in this secret realm and strive to embark on the path of blood cultivation as soon as possible, ideally even establishing your foundation on the spot!"
Otherwise, if you leave the secret realm, you'll have to build a blood pool later to barely simulate even a fraction of this environment.

Upon hearing this, Er Daiyuan was speechless: "Establishing the Foundation on the spot? Even with the help of that Blood Lotus Seed and the Blood Palace, my Qi Refining cultivation will soon be perfected."

But foundation building is never a simple matter. Let alone foundation building for a Dao lineage like this.

She spoke slowly, touching her hair as she added, "However, once we leave this place and return to the temple, although the foundation-building of the Dao veins also requires the assistance of the spiritual veins, at least it won't damage the spiritual veins, nor will it occupy a spot and refuse to move. I think it shouldn't be difficult to find a foundation-building opportunity within the temple."

Fang Shu nodded upon hearing this, and immediately recalled the Dragon Spirit Chamber on the mountain peak where the two of them had once stayed.

At the same time, he also thought to himself:
"Since I intend to pursue the path of Dao Meridian Foundation Building, it seems unnecessary for me to leave the Temple of the Five Internal Organs. I can continue cultivating within the temple."

If this is reported to the temple, they might even allocate special funds for foundation building!

Thinking of this, he felt a little relieved.

If one could establish a foundation and ascend to the Dao without having to flee to a distant land, this would undoubtedly be a good thing for any immortal. In an instant, Fang Shu felt he had found a good solution to his predicament of establishing a foundation!
Suddenly, his breath warmed her ear again: "Since we must part, let me take good care of you, Fang Lang, for a while longer."

He glanced down and saw that the woman's robes had fallen off, revealing once again her naturally beautiful, jade-carved body, a sight to behold.

"Good!" Fang Shu smiled contentedly.

So he stayed in the Blood Lake Palace for another three days.

I originally planned to finish in three days and then leave.

As it turned out, the beauty's affections were deep, and the gentle embrace of love was indeed a hero's grave. Fang Shu lingered for another three days, and then another three days after that.

He stayed for nine more days before finally breaking free of distracting thoughts with great willpower and resolutely escaping from the underground palace.

However, during these nine days, besides the dual cultivation, he did not suffer from other benefits.

Fang Shu discovered that the Blood Fiend inside the underground palace had a red surface layer, a dark middle layer, and a black bottom layer. It was a paste-like substance, like silt. The inside was no longer yin and evil, but had become yang and full of vitality, like a living thing. It could even restrain many yin spells.

Such blood-red black mud was indeed a rare treasure. Besides collecting it in large quantities, a thought suddenly struck him, and he remembered the third nail-headed arrow that he had not yet refined.

He also rummaged through the wealth of the Er family patriarch and the Dragon Maiden Immortal family, and managed to find two spiritual materials suitable for refining nail-headed arrows.

Both are small spearheads and animal bones, resembling the horns of some kind of demonic beast. There is only one of each, but both are genuine items for those who have reached the Seventh Tribulation Foundation Establishment stage.

Such a good opportunity.

During these nine days, Fang Shu discussed the principles of Yin and Yang with Er Daiyuan while simultaneously refining the third nail-headed arrow.

During this time, Erdaiyuan also helped him a lot; otherwise, it would have been quite difficult for him to collect the Blood Fiend within this underground palace.

And the final result was not bad; he had successfully used the dense, blackened blood essence in the underground palace as raw material to refine the black dog nail.

Although he had never drunk black dog blood or tasted black donkey hooves, the black dog nails he refined were just as powerful and effective as human yellow nails and red lead nails.

Inside the underground palace.

Fang Shu immediately performed a magic trick, releasing black dog nails, red lead nails, and yellow human nails in one breath, making them move around like swimming fish, extremely agile.

At this moment, when the three nails came together, he discovered that there was indeed some kind of connection between the three nail-headed arrows. When the three nails were used together, it was far superior to a single nail fighting alone!
The sharp aura that gathered within was already comparable to Shen Yin's Foundation Building Drum.

Unfortunately, he was currently in a secret realm, and even a little practice had attracted thunderous applause. Fang Shu dared not practice more, lest he be struck by lightning. He tried it briefly and then put it away with a smile.

Erdaiyuan, standing to the side, clicked her tongue inwardly: "This kind of magical artifact is not just one! So, Fang Lang had hidden one more when he was dealing with his master, Long Gu."

Immediately, Fang Shu cupped his hands towards her and said, "Fellow Daoist, cultivate diligently and do not waste this opportunity."

Erdaiyuan quickly stepped forward, cupped her hands in greeting, and said, "See you at the mountain gate!"

As soon as the two finished speaking, Fang Shu nodded, then turned around gracefully and plunged into the bloody water of the underground palace, holding his breath and lying in wait.

Although his divine sense was blocked, he successfully passed through the underground palace by following the traces of the underground palace's formation, and appeared outside the Blood Lake, seeing the secret realm again.

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