``` [Day thirteen: after more than ten days of tempering, the Greenwood Sword finally underwent another qualitative transformation.
To your slight disappointment, it did not draw tribulation lightning this time.
It seemed this heaven and earth had already accepted the spirituality within the Greenwood Sword.
You were about to leave when Shi Haoyan's Dao attendant stopped you.
He said Shi Haoyan wanted to invite you over.
You were somewhat puzzled, but agreed without hesitation.
However, it was already late, so you told him you would visit first thing tomorrow morning.]
[Day fourteen: you arrived at Shi Haoyan's cave abode as agreed.
The spiritual energy here was far denser than outside.
You made a rough calculation and found that maintaining this concentration of spiritual energy in the cave abode would require at least several million low-grade spirit stones.
You could not help marveling inwardly at how lavish Spirit Transformation cultivators truly were.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with you, Shi Haoyan handed you an identity jade pendant.
You were somewhat surprised to discover that this jade pendant actually represented an ancestor of the Setting Sun Sect.
Shi Haoyan smiled and told you that only two such jade pendants currently existed, held by him and Chen Xingyan respectively.
From now on, you would be the Setting Sun Sect's third ancestor, with a position even above its current sect master, Jiang Duolu.
You would receive a share of all the Setting Sun Sect's future earnings.
This enormous pie that had suddenly fallen into your lap left you dizzy with happiness.
You knew very well how astonishing the spirit-stone-earning ability of a formidable, top-tier sect like the Setting Sun Sect was.
Just as you were growing excited over these enormous benefits, Shi Haoyan produced another reward you could not possibly refuse.
He directly assigned