I'm taking today off to rest, so I wanted to let you readers know first: please don't keep waiting for an update.
Also, with the release of yesterday's latest chapter, "Shushan Earthly Immortal Who Suppresses the World" officially passed the three-million-character milestone. That was no easy feat, and it is worth commemorating. I especially want to thank all you readers for your support. Without you following along with each update, this book would never have made it this far.
The last thing is to update you readers on the book's writing progress and plans for its ending. The story of "Shushan Earthly Immortal Who Suppresses the World" really has entered its final stretch. As the volume title says, this volume will accomplish the goal of "All Ten Billion in the Divine Land Shall Be Like Shun and Yao." Once that is accomplished, naturally, there won't be much left to write. So next, this book will begin wrapping things up. I estimate there are a few dozen chapters left. It's hard to give an exact estimate, but it should finish in August.
I've read all your comments. Some readers could tell from the story's pacing that the book was nearing its end, while others expressed a wish to keep reading about the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, and even to further unravel many major events in history. In fact, I considered that at first too, and I had already completed the relevant worldbuilding for the Heavenly Court and the Underworld quite some time ago, as was reflected in some earlier chapters. The book has also performed fairly well, and continuing to write it would provide a steady income. It would actually give me the best of both worlds. But after careful consideration, I still chose not to take that approach, for