I wasn’t talking about the pace of chapter releases, that’s fine with me, especially since its the holidays. What I meant was that it took 135-140 chapters, including the 0.5 chapters, since Nie Li gifted the spirit beast to Ye Zong to continue dealing with the dark guild. Although there was an Arc in between. Still, that long? Before, the story advanced pretty fast. There’s stalling for time, but there’s also dragging it out.