The Love Flower Gu Poison Must Not Spread

Here's a little-known fact.

When a group of hens lives without a rooster for an extended period, one hen will sacrifice herself, gradually developing rooster-like traits—such as a larger comb, brighter feathers, the ability to crow, and even laying eggs while adopting more masculine behaviors.

So, the idea of a rooster laying eggs isn’t entirely false.

However, the reverse doesn’t hold. If a group of roosters is left together, none will sacrifice themselves. Instead, they’ll fight to the death, with only the strongest earning the right to crow...

This phenomenon is called "sex reversal." Essentially, hens possess both "female organs" and undeveloped "male organs." When their living environment changes drastically, "sex reversal" can occur. The same principle applies to roosters, though it’s far less common.

Humans can also experience this phenomenon, but it doesn’t manifest as a complete physical transformation—like a woman fully developing male characteristics.

To put it simply, the mind might be willing, but the body isn’t equipped.

And this very condition is the breeding ground for the Loveflower Gu!

The Loveflower Gu is a physical manifestation of human desire. As long as desire exists, the Loveflower Gu cannot be eradicated.

Carriers of the Loveflower Gu’s root can release its venom, infecting women and amplifying their primal instincts to the extreme. Eventually, these women fall under the control of the root’s carrier, becoming mere vessels for the Gu’s nourishment...

Ironically, the Kingdom of Women was once inhospitable to the Loveflower Gu. The sacred Spring of Yang Essence ensured reproduction without men, and desires never spiraled out of control.

But a seemingly insignificant variable drove the previous queen of the kingdom into madness, corrupting the sacred spring. The entire population’s desires ran wild, allowing the Loveflower Gu to take root.

Left unchecked, all thirty million citizens of the kingdom would transform into mutated succubi, spreading the Loveflower Gu’s venom across Xinghuang Province—and eventually the entire Tianliang Domain—unleashing untold calamity.

At the time, the newly established Ziwei Celestial Court was severely understaffed, its incense-based power system not yet implemented. By the time the Sky Patrol discovered the anomaly, it was too late.

With no solution in sight, the celestial officials unanimously decided to seal off the kingdom’s thousand-mile territory to contain the venom. But this was a last resort—a messy ledger of thirty million women and hundreds of billions of lives, threatening the stability of Xinghuang Province’s spiritual ecosystem.

In the critical moment, the Department of Matrimony stepped forward.

Yes, Bai Yujing himself!

The old schemer planned to alter the genders of a significant portion of the Loveflower Gu’s root carriers, dissolving the kingdom’s rampant desires from within and eradicating the Gu at its source.

This wasn’t about wiping the slate clean but breaking a colossal disaster into manageable fragments—turning a chain reaction into isolated incidents.

Say what you will about Bai Yujing’s usual antics, but his competence and contributions are undeniable. When the stakes are high, he delivers.

Yet, he failed.

A single misstep caused the Loveflower Gu’s venom to spiral out of control.

Forced to bear the karmic backlash, he suppressed the outbreak with the Misty Lost Forest, isolating the kingdom from the outside world.

This is why, when the unruly "Destined Calamity Squad" first set foot on this sealed land, the female cultivators—starved for a decade—were so desperate they’d take anyone.

And the current Northern Guardian King, Mu Shuihua, is a carrier of the Loveflower Gu’s root.

As a beneficiary, she has no intention of letting the status quo be disrupted.

The moment she confirmed these intruders were "Destined Ones" sent to settle the ledger, she dispatched her beauties to seduce them, hoping to exploit their primal urges and trap them in a haze of lust...

Admittedly, Mu Shuihua’s strategy worked flawlessly on Yang Laosan and Ao Laosi.

But the squad still had the clueless Hou, the naive Jin, and the utterly unmoved Chen Dalei.

Worse, after realizing seduction wouldn’t work and learning Chen Dalei hailed from the Illusory Star Grotto-Heaven, Mu Shuihua dared to resist investigation?!

The audacity!

So Chen Dalei struck without hesitation.

Using the Sheep and Tiger Talismans from the Sage’s Belt, he split Mu Shuihua’s soul in two.

One half retained her feminine form—her innate goodness.

The other became purely male—the embodiment of the Loveflower Gu’s malice.

"Save me, sir! The Gu makes me lose control..."

"Shut up! Just shut up! Wasn’t being the Northern Guardian King enough? Surrounded by beauties, taking whoever you wanted—wasn’t that perfect? Why pity those wretches?!"

"I am the Northern Guardian King. My duty is to protect the millions of the north, not exploit them!"

"Blah, blah, blah! Stop yapping at me!"

"..."

The split souls immediately began bickering, heedless of their audience.

Chen Dalei paid them little mind, turning to his four bodyguards instead.

"Did you catch how I did that?"

"Uh..."

The squad fell silent.

Truthfully, they hadn’t. They’d just seen the old man wave his hand, and poof—division achieved.

"No worries. Just follow procedure." Chen Dalei tossed them eight talismans.

"Sheep Talisman to extract souls, Tiger Talisman to split good from evil. Divide the four cardinal directions among yourselves and comb every inch. Don’t let a single root carrier escape—haul them all in!"

"Contact the local City Gods if needed. Drop my name, and they’ll assist. Once the sweep’s done, regroup at the royal palace for inspection."

"And if I catch anyone using this as a chance to fool around, they’ll lose the ability to fool around permanently."

The warning sent a chill down certain members’ spines, swiftly extinguishing any untoward thoughts as they barked in unison:

"Orders received! Mission guaranteed!"

Once the bodyguards were dispatched, Chen Dalei finally turned his attention to the delicate task of eradicating the Loveflower Gu’s root.

This required finesse—something his four clumsy underlings lacked. It had to be his hand.

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(Author’s Note: Took another hit from a sealing technique. Need to recalibrate—short chapter for now.)