Returning the demon core, Qing and Bai probe for answers (double-length chapter, requesting monthly votes)

The starry night over the sea was exceptionally brilliant, like an ocean of stars.

The seawater seemed much purer at night as well. Reflecting the sky, it made it almost impossible to tell which was the sea and which was the starry heavens, save for the surging waves.

Two spirit boats transporting purplewood had quietly stopped in the harbor at some point.

As dawn approached, they set off toward the Skycloud Archipelago.

However, one of them slipped beneath the sea halfway through the journey.

Ye Jingcheng was aboard that very spirit boat.

There were few people left aboard now. Almost everyone else had entered his Grotto-Heaven.

Only he and Ye Xuefan remained outside, their appearances altered as they headed toward the island where the Ye Family had placed its teleportation array.

This time, not only would the Ye Family's Hidden Island take action, but its Soaring Cloud Peak would naturally participate as well.

Although Soaring Cloud Peak had no other Purple Palace cultivators, it already had quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators.

This demon-hunting mission called for more than Golden Core demon kings and Purple Palace demon beasts. They also needed over a hundred thousand demon souls from first- and second-tier demon beasts.

Naturally, the more Ye Family cultivators they had, the better.

When they reached the island, quite a few people were already waiting there, led by Ye Xueliang, Ye Xingqun, and Ye Xingliang.

More than a dozen people stood behind them, some of them particularly young.

Among them were Ye Jingting, Ye Jinghu, Ye Jingyu, Ye Qingwen, and Ye Jingzhong.

Ye Jingcheng was very familiar with the first three. Only Ye Jingzhong at the back was somewhat unfamiliar to him, but he was now the most accomplished insect tamer on the Ye Family's Soaring Cloud Peak.

He had