I'd originally planned to write a bit more today and post an extra chapter. But after giving it some thought, there was really no need to rush.
By now, everyone probably knew that most of the remaining plot in this book would focus on the Sacred Dynasty. There, many of the foreshadowed threads and unresolved mysteries planted long ago would be addressed one by one, and in the end, Da Li would have the happy ending everyone hoped for. It wouldn't take too long, but it wouldn't be too short either.
My plan was to wrap up all the plotlines, foreshadowing, and loose ends at around 5.2 to 5.4 million characters. The margin of error shouldn't be too large.
So there are still over a million characters left, and it'll probably be finished within the next half year.
I've recently been planning and thinking about the new book, but it's still only at the stage of ideas, design, and recording inspiration. The style won't change, but Jia Nan has some ambitions too. I'll write something that isn't fan fiction. I can't linger in the same type of story for too long, or I'll lose the strength to survive.
The core of the new book will still retain a Wuxia flavor. I haven't fully worked it out yet, so I won't say much more. After all, all my energy is still focused on finishing Great Mountain Lord.
At this point, this book had already passed its peak and honorably entered its retirement phase. After all, it was nearing the end of the story. I called it honorable because it had started a trend. Back when Wuxia traffic was still very small in 2020, it broke through. After becoming the first premium work with an eight-to-one subscriber-to-collection ratio, it stayed at the