The Five Elements True Explanation had no bottlenecks; in theory, it made becoming an immortal very easy. But all things had their own rules, and cultivators' arts were the same.
Becoming an immortal meant braving countless hardships, so how could there possibly be such a thing as a shortcut?
The Five Elements True Explanation could only be cultivated to perfected Lihe Realm. Advancing to the Dongxuan Realm was simply impossible.
There were no later-stage cultivation methods.
Heavenly Ant Master naturally refused to let his path of immortal cultivation end there, so after untold hardships, he found another cultivation art and prepared to continue cultivating.
However, the side effects of cultivating the Five Elements True Explanation began to show themselves at precisely that moment.
He nearly suffered cultivation deviation.
Later, when he switched to another cultivation art, it was the same.
After nearly a hundred years of exploration, this senior finally confirmed a result that left him deeply disheartened: the Five Elements True Explanation was actually exclusive in nature.
In other words, once one cultivated the Five Elements True Explanation, one could never learn any other cultivation art again. Otherwise, there was only one outcome: cultivation deviation.
Seeing this, Lin Xuan clicked his tongue in wonder.
However, he was not too surprised. This result had also been within expectations.
No matter what, this Five Elements True Explanation was still a wondrous book.
Putting the Human World aside, even in the Spirit World, where resources were abundant, low-level cultivators still made up the vast majority.
Among a thousand people, there might not even be one who could successfully form a Golden Core, let alone reach Nascent Soul or Lihe. So what if the divine abilities cultivated through this art were weak?
At the very least, one could stand on equal footing with