Black Mang Mountain Forest

Inside Sunset Glow Courtyard, hearing the commotion outside and the guards' report, Lin Fan slowly finished his cultivation and let out a long breath of stale air, drawing all the Inner Qi circulating through his body back within himself. He opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them before vanishing. Rising to his feet, he lifted a hand and dusted the grime from his lapels.

"Show them in."

Before long, the messenger and several county yamen clerks were led into the courtyard.

The prefectural city's messenger sized up the young man before him. Seeing Lin Fan's composed bearing, his aura drawn inward, and the formidable martial presence around him, he quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands in salute.

This messenger had merely been sent to deliver a message, and his cultivation was only at the Bone Tempering Realm. He could not tell that Lin Fan had already reached the Mid Bright Force Realm, only that Lin Fan's presence was immensely powerful.

"I have come under the command of the prefectural governor, specifically to Sunset Glow Courtyard to pay respects to Young Master Lin."

The officials from the small town's government office also bowed in greeting.

Lin Fan returned the salute with a raised hand. "What important matter does the prefectural government have with me?"

The messenger's expression turned grave. Without wasting words on pleasantries, he took out an official document sealed with the prefectural governor's vivid red seal and presented it to Lin Fan with both hands. "A frenzied Late Bone Tempering Realm Wild Boar Ferocious Beast has appeared in Black Mang Mountain. Its strength is terrifying. The local authorities previously recruited eight Bone Tempering Realm martial artists to enter the mountain and eliminate the monster, but only one escaped, severely wounded. The local authorities are unable to