Coincidentally I read this manga today during the little free time I have. It's decent, but it skips from present to past way too much without warning, which can confuse people. I also feel like there is a massive amount of filler chapters, and each chapter seems really short and doesn't progress the story much. I could finish all 150 something chapters within 1 1/2 hours
There's been discussion of this but I think you need to understand something first. The manhua come first. The novel is based on it, instead of the other way around.
So.... I just fucking love the plot twists in this. Not only are they surprising, but they're implemented stupidly. As in, the MC is so fucking genre savvy that everything looks stupid