Xiao Hua withdrew his consciousness from the space, anticipation gleaming in his eyes. Thinking of how Fan Tong had driven the Divine Strength Centipede to assist in attacking him that day, his heart burned with excitement. This is a spirit beast! If I can command it freely, it'll practically be like gaining another helper! But this Divine Strength Centipede isn't like Little Yellow and Little Silver. I can't control it myself, and relying on Little Silver to command it adds another layer of obstruction. Looks like I need to find a way to control it!
As he pondered, Xiao Hua took out the booklet he had obtained from the Huanling Sect. Back when his cultivation had been shallow, all he had wanted were cultivation techniques and pills that could improve his cultivation. Things like the Insect Scripture and spirit beasts had been cast to the back of his mind. Later, he had devoted himself to cultivation and focused his energy on magic treasures, forgetting these matters even more completely. Only now did he recall the Insect Scripture that had long been forgotten.
"Mm, as expected... there aren't any cultivation techniques in the Huanling Sect's jade slips, but there are methods for raising and controlling spirit beasts!" The Insect Scripture naturally discussed spirit insects and their rearing, with general introductions to spirit insects of every sort. Unfortunately, Xiao Hua had no interest in such things. He merely skimmed through them before flipping toward the end.
"Ah, here it is!" Only upon reaching the end of the Insect Scripture did Xiao Hua find several pages detailing methods for controlling spirit insects! Without delay, he carefully studied them word by word, sentence by sentence. Who knew how much time passed before Xiao Hua finally put away the Insect Scripture and closed his eyes?