287: Chapter 287 This is the Shattered Dao Foundation!

That feeling, she would never forget it in this lifetime.

“I... I remember...”

She replied softly, her voice as faint as a mosquito's hum.

Ye Changge nodded and continued:

“I was just thinking, since my Yin-Yang Qi can nourish Nangong Zili's Core Formation, could it... also nourish your Dao Foundation?”

Hearing this, Xiao Caiyue's body stiffened slightly.

Nourish the Dao Foundation?

She had never heard of anyone's spiritual power being able to nourish another person's Dao Foundation.

The Dao Foundation was the Foundation of one's entire cultivation; once cast, it was extremely difficult to change.

When she first reached Foundation Establishment, the Dragon Yang Body erupted, and its Origin scorched her body. It was already a stroke of luck that she survived.

As for the Dao Foundation...

She sighed inwardly.

Back then, because of the eruption of the Dragon Chant Body, she had only barely succeeded in Foundation Establishment, casting the worst kind of Shattered Dao Foundation with almost no future to speak of.

Over the years, although she cultivated hard, her progress had always been slow because of the limitations of this Shattered Dao Foundation.

If it really could be nourished and repaired...

An uncontrollable surge of anticipation rose in her heart, yet she didn't dare to harbor too much hope.

“Husband... is it really possible?”

She looked up at Ye Changge, her eyes filled with a bit of hope and a bit of apprehension.

Looking into her shimmering eyes, Ye Changge said warmly:

“We'll know after trying.”

Saying this, he had Xiao Caiyue lie down again while he sat cross-legged by her side.

His palms gently covered her Dantian. Through the thin nightgown, he could feel the warm, flat, soft, and delicate touch of her lower abdomen.

Xiao Caiyue's cheeks flushed crimson, but she didn't pull away. She simply closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly.

Ye Changge took a deep breath, and the Yin Yang Creation Art within him began to circulate slowly.

Vast Yin-Yang Qi surged from his Dantian, racing through his Meridians, and finally gathered at his palms. It transformed into two wisps of spiritual power, a blend of warmth and coolness, which he slowly channeled into Xiao Caiyue's body.

The moment the spiritual power entered her body, Xiao Caiyue trembled slightly.

That spiritual power traveled slowly along her Meridians. Everywhere it passed, it brought a sensation as smooth as jade, like spring water melting ice and snow, making her long-withered Meridians feel as if they were regaining vitality.

Ye Changge carefully controlled the spiritual power, guiding it upward until it finally reached her Dantian.

Then, his Divine Sense probed in—

He wanted to see exactly what state Xiao Caiyue's Dao Foundation was in.

The moment his Divine Sense entered the Dantian, Ye Changge saw it.

It was a Dao Foundation.

However...

Ye Changge's brow furrowed slightly.

That Dao Foundation was completely different from his own perfect dao foundation.

It was dull and grey all over, its surface covered in fine cracks, like a parched and cracked riverbed, or like porcelain that had been barely pieced back together after being shattered.

Wisps of Spiritual Qi leaked from those cracks, unable to condense at all.

“This is... the Shattered Dao Foundation?”

Ye Changge sighed inwardly.

Ye Changge's Divine Sense carefully examined the Dao Foundation in Xiao Caiyue's Dantian, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper.

This Dao Foundation was completely different from his own perfect dao foundation.

It was dull and grey all over, its surface covered in fine cracks, like a parched and cracked riverbed, or like porcelain that had been barely pieced back together after being shattered. Wisps of Spiritual Qi leaked from those cracks, unable to condense at all, let alone improve her cultivation.

Furthermore...

Ye Changge sighed inwardly.

This Shattered Dao Foundation wasn't an ordinary one.

Although he hadn't seen other people's Dao Foundations with his own eyes, he was, after all, someone who had read many ancient records. If an ordinary Cultivator was unfortunate enough to cast a Shattered Dao Foundation, although their cultivation progress would be slow, they could at least maintain it and barely manage to Cultivate.

But Xiao Caiyue's Dao Foundation...

The cracks were so deep and numerous that it had reached the point where it could completely collapse at any moment.

Ye Changge could even feel the body of the Dao Foundation trembling slightly, as if it would completely shatter if a gust of wind blew past.

“Is this... the consequence of the Dragon Yang Body erupting?”

Ye Changge understood.

When Xiao Caiyue first reached Foundation Establishment, the Dragon Yang Body suddenly erupted, and its Origin scorched her body. It was already a stroke of luck that she survived; as for the Dao Foundation...

Barely being able to cast it was already the limit.

A Shattered Dao Foundation of this degree, if it were in an ordinary Cultivator, would likely have resulted in their cultivation being completely lost, turning them into a Mortal.

That Xiao Caiyue could hold on until now was likely due not only to her own willpower but also to the remaining Origin of the Dragon Yang Body barely maintaining it.

“No wonder her cultivation progress is so slow now...”

Ye Changge sighed inwardly.

Although Xiao Caiyue was a Second-Order Array Master, her cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage and hadn't progressed for years. He had originally thought it was due to the Dragon Yang Body holding her back, but now it seemed this Shattered Dao Foundation was the root cause.

“Husband?”

Noticing Ye Changge's long silence, Xiao Caiyue called out softly, her voice filled with apprehension.

She naturally knew the state of her own Dao Foundation.

Over the years, she hadn't been without ideas.

She had sought medical help and medicine everywhere, looking for Heaven And Earth Treasures that could repair the Dao Foundation. But those things were all worth a fortune, often costing tens of thousands of Spirit Stones, which was simply not something she could afford.

Besides...

Even with Spirit Stones, one might not be able to buy them.

Heaven And Earth Treasures that could repair a Dao Foundation were scarce resources everywhere, often snatched up by major powers as soon as they appeared.

As a Loose Cultivator, what could she do?

“It's nothing.”

Ye Changge snapped back to reality and said warmly,

“I just didn't expect Caiyue's Dao Foundation to be so severely damaged.”

Hearing this, Xiao Caiyue's eyes dimmed for a moment before returning to calmness, and she said softly:

“I have long since grown used to it. Over the years, being able to live has already been a stroke of luck.”

Her tone was calm, yet it carried a hint of bitterness that was hard to conceal.

Ye Changge felt a slight pang in his heart.

He took a deep breath and said solemnly:

“Caiyue, let me try.”

“Hmm?”

Xiao Caiyue was slightly startled.

Ye Changge didn't say more. His hands gently covered her Dantian. Through the thin nightgown, he could feel the warm, flat, soft, and delicate touch of her lower abdomen.

He focused his mind, and the Yin Yang Creation Art within him began to circulate slowly.

Vast Yin-Yang Qi surged from his Dantian, racing through his Meridians, and finally gathered at his palms. It transformed into two wisps of spiritual power, a blend of warmth and coolness, which he slowly channeled into Xiao Caiyue's body.

It was different from when he treated the Dragon Yang Body before.

This time, Ye Changge did not use the aggressive Yin Yang Guiding Art. Instead, he used his own most pure Yin-Yang Dao Foundation Origin as a guide, transforming it into wisps of gentle spiritual power and carefully probing into Xiao Caiyue's Dantian.

He didn't dare to touch that Shattered Dao Foundation rashly.

Instead, he first allowed the spiritual power to permeate the Void Realm around the Dao Foundation, slowly nourishing the Meridians and acupoints that had become parched and cracked due to the shattering of the Dao Foundation.

Like spring rain moisturizing things, fine and silent.

At first, Xiao Caiyue only felt a warmth at her Dantian, as if it were being soaked in warm water, an indescribable comfort.