Also requesting for Explorer's Compass for structures.

Since version 1.8.0 for 1.14/1.13/1.12 searching has made use of Forge's WorldWorkerManager system, and an equivalent system implemented in Fabric versions, which should prevent the game from hanging. Are you experiencing any significant lag in versions past this?

I'm not experiencing hangs per se, but I have noticed that in 1.18.2, searching for a biome or structure with Nature's Compass and Explorer's Compass has become very slow, to the point where what used to be instant now takes no less than 2 minutes. With the AsyncLocator mod, I have found that the /locate and /locatebiome commands' outputs are instantaneous unlike before. This mod has successfully helped to combat the very slow chunk loading in 1.18.2 that is noticeable when flying with an elytra or in Creative mode when it comes to locating structures and biomes.