Most appealing to me is the route by Cerny and Semonsky, which states that the starting material is Lysergic Acid - again leaves me a little confused about definition of Lysegic Acid specific to this method.
A straightforward route to acid from lysergic acid is:
Post 412547 (https://www.thevespiary.org/talk/index.php?topic=12738.msg41254700#msg41254700)
(pHarmacist: "Synthesis of LSD from Lysergic Acid", Tryptamine Chemistry)