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Moon Orchid
月兰花 · 月光兰
Gu Yue Clan · Moon Orchid · Cultivation
Delicate blue-pink subterranean flowers cultivated by the Gu Yue clan, serving as the essential food source for Moonlight Gu and related species.
In the text
This name is not written in the published chapters yet. The entry is assembled from what they describe — and it will be rewritten the moment a chapter names it.
What they are
Moon orchids are luminous flowers cultivated within the subterranean spirit cavern beneath Gu Yue Village. Their presence turns the dark cavern into a vibrant sea of pale petals.
These were moon orchids, deliberately cultivated by the Gu Yue clan. Their crescent-shaped petals had a delicate blue-pink hue.
Chapter 4, paragraph 11
Why the clan cultivates them
Gu are living creatures that require regular nourishment to survive. As Chapter 4 explains, this deliberate garden exists because moon orchids are the irreplaceable food supply for the clan's core signature Gu worms.
Moon orchids are food for many kinds of Gu. This flower field could be called the clan’s largest growing site.
Chapter 4, paragraph 12
Why they matter
The moon orchid field is also the proving ground of the Aperture Opening Ceremony. When prospective youths step among the blossoms, the resonance between their latent bloodline and the subterranean flowers draws out the lights that awaken their apertures.