China has been putting “violent” novels on hold for reviews for a while now. Don’t worry, if it didn’t pass, the Author will still try to finish the story by uploading them in his social platform.
It was in review last time I checked, which had been over a month ago. Also, the author had said that if it took too long, he would publish the novel himself on Wechat and similar sources.
that's what the author of IRAS said back in 2017 too. They won't risk a perma ban just to finish a SARFT'd novel.
Honestly, it was a very very refreshing take on the very very boring and generic cultivation genre. Heck the only problem i even had with it was that its about bugs. I felt like that expanded its potential but at the same time limited its scope if that makes sense