[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-nothing-is-taboo":3,"chapter-nothing-is-taboo-nothing-is-taboo-chapter-352":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Nothing Is Taboo",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2310737,4514,"Chapter 352: Thousand Transformations, Ten Thousand Changes","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-352",352,"\u003Cp>Xu Yuan helplessly watched the scam ghost hide nearby and deliberately bump into three deadly foes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt just like… an ant hiding and extending a leg, trying to trip up an elephant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of the trio was on par with Qiu Ningtai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Qiu Ningtai could trade blows with Ju Ya in matters of affliction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subordinate constantly sniffing the air with his nose was a Seventh-Rank Alchemist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He burned the scam ghost to ash with a single burst of flame, finding it amusing: “Oh? There’s a scam ghost hiding here—I’ve never encountered such a malevolent spirit before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan sighed in resignation—this scam ghost… truly deserved to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three burned the scam ghost to ash, then followed the scent to continue searching for Ghost Beard Wood, slowly walking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan hesitated, unsure whether to follow the three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official asked: “Why hasn’t Deng Linyue arrived yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve already dispatched men to leak the Ghost Beard Wood’s location to him at the right time—he should be here by now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s the bait I set out for Ghost Beard Wood. If he doesn’t come, we’ll need another bait. Ghost Beard Wood devoured a strong cultivator; when its fourteenth eye is about to form, that true seed reaches its peak ripeness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another subordinate said: “Then shall we capture Qiu Ningtai?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—he’s a hypocrite, but his family’s power is too great; it’ll bring trouble later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This official had narrow eyes, high cheekbones, a jujube-nut face, and a sinister, cruel expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What stood out most was a dark purple-black tattoo on his left cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan was too far away, and the forest blocked his view—he could only make out that the pattern resembled a yin ghost or a demonic beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It opened a wide mouth, as if devouring something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subordinate said: “But there are no other living people in these mountains—let alone cultivators.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh!” the official chuckled bitterly: “How could there not be? Those mountain-runners in the village? I think they’re perfect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Massacre the village?” the subordinate hesitated: “These mountain villages are all cursed—if the villagers fight back, it won’t be easy to handle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official feigned anger and glared at him: “Nonsense! We are legitimate officials of the Imperial Ming! Do you think we’re bandits from the Demon-Slaying Army, randomly slaughtering villages? I have my own methods to find those mountain-runners.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They love wandering through the mountains; they spend little time in the villages. Just capture the mountain-runners.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe,” the two subordinates bowed apologetically: “We were wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan had quietly followed them, frowning as he listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alchemist’s nose was clearly several times larger than normal—thick and coarse; upon closer inspection, it resembled a tiger’s snout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept sniffing the air continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching a while longer, he suddenly trembled violently and could no longer stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another man supported him as he tore his nose off with all his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large patch of living flesh was ripped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flesh refused to detach, spreading thick veins and muscle threads that wriggled, trying to burrow into his facial skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After wrenching it free, he clenched his fist tightly—a burst of flame erupted in his palm, turning the flesh back into a strange pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood streamed from his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly applied medicinal pills to treat the wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The yin energy here is too heavy,” the alchemist said. “The duration of the strange pill’s effect is nearly halved compared to outside the mountains.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t remove it now, the strange pill would fully lose control, piercing through flesh and bone, drilling into his brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official looked around helplessly: “We won’t find Ghost Beard Wood this way—capture a mountain-runner first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He led the two out of the forest and walked away; no one knew how he intended to locate mountain-runners in the vast wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan quietly followed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they left, a small grass several dozen zhang from where the scam ghost had been burned to ash suddenly swayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then yin energy surged forth like a geyser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grass rapidly grew larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, it transformed into a massive tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its trunk was ancient, its bark rough and cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within those fissures glowed dozens of strange, dark-yellow eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These eyes differed from human or beast eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The irises were dark yellow, the pupils blood-red, yet extremely tiny—no larger than a needlepoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each iris contained three pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirteen eyes in total—most clustered on the trunk, the rest hanging from the branches, vigilantly watching every movement around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soil around it rapidly turned gray-black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, its roots writhed ceaselessly; the ground rippled like waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Beard Wood’s “Thousand Transformations, Ten Thousand Changes” was not merely about altering its appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a true metamorphosis—becoming an entirely different plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even its scent changed into something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence the alchemist sensed Ghost Beard Wood’s presence nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once he narrowed the area, he could not locate it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Beard Wood was terrified and furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scam ghost was its lookout—but it wasn’t guarding the river, meaning the river was no longer safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three had been relentlessly tracking it; despite multiple transformations, it couldn’t shake them off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least two groups in this mountain were after it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Beard Wood couldn’t decide: flee the mountains immediately, or risk one final gamble tonight by going to Pig Scream Rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On its trunk, a strange growth had already formed—a tumor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked just like… a malignant boil growing on a human body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a human, such a boil was a terrible thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for a malevolent spirit, it was a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To grow its fourteenth eye, Ghost Beard Wood needed external aid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had accidentally witnessed Ju Ya battling a human cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those afflictions could not only help it grow its fourteenth eye, but also grant it the ability to wield afflictions itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If successful, anyone entering the forest would instantly fall ill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourteenth eye was still lacking a final push.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adding more “afflictions” tonight should be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hesitated deeply; the tumor on its trunk writhed as if something within was influencing its decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a large white bird flew in from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bird was extremely fat, so its flight was clumsy and ungraceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wobbled through dozens of zhang, nearly crashing into branches; it flapped hard, barely lifted higher, awkwardly dodged several branches, then glided straight into Ghost Beard Wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Beard Wood was stunned—what was this thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white bird’s claws gripped the trunk but couldn’t hold firm, slipping downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of Ghost Beard Wood’s branches drooped, dangling a single eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It saw clearly—the “claws” weren’t claws at all—they were webbed feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing wasn’t a white bird—it was a giant goose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clung tightly to the trunk, scrambled upward, then aimed at the tumor and began pecking at it with its flat beak—tap, tap, tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1149,"2026-06-20T12:07:24.624Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bd9a9a017c3df503be194cdbcc65450c89293892250bc66369c6064720a54656","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-353","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-351",413,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnothing-is-taboo-cover.jpg"]