Xiao Long did not venture deep into the Saint Tomb. Instead, he found a relatively safe place and took out the Immortal Emperor's nascent soul he had just killed.
He intended to interrogate the old man thoroughly and learn about the Saint Tomb.
Yet the moment the Immortal Emperor heard that Xiao Long had entered the Saint Tomb, his face changed drastically in terror.
He hurriedly told Xiao Long to retreat, but how could Xiao Long possibly turn back?
Xiao Long questioned the old man about the Saint Tomb, but the old man refused to say a word.
No matter how Xiao Long tormented him, he would not open his mouth.
It was as though he wanted Xiao Long to enter and die, to be buried alongside him.
In the end, left with no other choice, Xiao Long could only kill the old man.
There was no point in keeping him alive anyway.
Just as he was about to use the Zhu Xian Sword to end the old man's life, he suddenly recalled the peculiar nature of this world.
Some powerful beings, especially members of the Monster Race, seemed able to directly devour Immortal Emperors' nascent souls whole.
To them, such souls were a tremendous tonic.
They could promote the growth of their cultivation.
Xiao Long intended to try it as well. After all, simply killing the old man like this would be letting him off too easily.
So, he decided to put the waste to use.
But if he directly swallowed the old man's nascent soul, Xiao Long felt as though he would be eating a person!
That taste was a little too heavy. Xiao Long could not bring himself to do it.
Then inspiration struck him. Could he turn this Immortal Emperor's nascent soul into the nascent soul