Unless he had absolutely no other choice, Xu Weiyan did not want to call in that promise.
Back when he had rendered outstanding service to the Divine Court, Qin Xuanji had asked Xu Weiyan what reward he wanted.
Xu Weiyan had been unable to think of anything.
Seeing this, Qin Xuanji had bestowed a supreme Emperor Weapon upon him.
If Xu Weiyan ever needed the Divine Court's help, he could take that divine weapon to Qin Xuanji and redeem a promise.
Xu Weiyan knew full well that once that promise was fulfilled, both he and the Divine Sword Sect would have no further connection to the Divine Court.
Then the Divine Sword Sect would lose the Divine Court's backing, which had kept threats from every direction at bay.
Xu Weiyan feared they would become the target of every arrow, eyed by other powerful sects and besieged until they were carved up completely and stripped of all value.
He was still hesitating, wavering over whether to stake the Divine Sword Sect's future on a single Li Yaowen.
But if he truly let Li Yaowen die at Chen Mu's hands after already stepping forward, he would surely chill the hearts of his disciples.
Once word got out, the prestige the Divine Sword Sect had painstakingly established within the Divine Court would likewise be destroyed in an instant.
At that moment, Xu Weiyan was undoubtedly caught between advancing and retreating.
"Former Sect Master, save me! Former Sect Master, please save me!" Seeing that Xu Weiyan had not immediately responded, Li Yaowen panicked and hurriedly cried out.
"Ah!" With a sigh, Xu Weiyan summoned the God King Sword back from Zheng Tianyu's hand.
At the sight, Ye Qingcheng's lovely face filled with wariness. Mistakenly believing that Xu Weiyan intended to clash head-on with Chen