Although the female immortals of the Immortal Court had cultivated in the Immortal Court for a long time, they were still aware of the matters of the Primordial Heaven and Earth.
This was thanks to the overly ambitious and incompetent East Prince. Although he could not accomplish anything great, he always had the heart to do great things and was always enthusiastic about collecting information from the Primordial World.
As soon as these beings announced themselves and stated they were disciples of the West, the female immortals felt something was amiss.
Now, upon hearing Maitreya's polite greeting, they got straight to the point, their faces turning grim as they exchanged glances.
As expected, these disciples from the West were driven by profit. All this talk of special congratulations and profound honor, in the end, it was just because they saw that the female immortals were in an unstable position here, and they had come to collect protection fees!
"You disciples of the West are truly despicable. Since we are neighbors, we should help each other. What you are doing today is utterly disrespectful!"
One of the female immortals of the Immortal Court could not hold back and immediately spoke out in a stern rebuke.
As this rebuke rang out, it was immediately echoed by the other female immortals of the Immortal Court.
"Exactly! Since you have come to offer congratulations, how can you come empty-handed?"
"Even if you come empty-handed, you expect us to give you things? Is there such a good thing in this world?"
"As expected, the West is a den of thieves, and there's not a single good one among them!"
The female immortals of the Immortal Court were filled with indignation. Not to mention that they had just moved to this place and had nothing valuable.
Even if they did, they would absolutely not give it to these disciples of the West.
If there was a first time, there would be a second. If they backed down now, they would be harassed endlessly by these disciples of the West in the future. Therefore, if they didn't stand their ground now, when would they?
Maitreya and the disciples of the West had clearly anticipated their reactions. Seeing them all with wide, indignant eyes and shouting angrily, they all laughed, unconcerned.
Maitreya was also not in a hurry, maintaining his smiling expression.
"Distinguished female immortals, we sincerely wish to befriend you. Your behavior is a bit excessive. Our West always values peace, but we also have the wrath of the Vajra!"
Maitreya's gaze swept over the assembled female immortals, landing on Xuan Nu.
"Fellow Daoist Xuan Nu, are you all declaring yourselves enemies of our West with this attitude?"
As Maitreya spoke these words, his face was still full of smiles.
As the senior disciple of the West, he had personally led the disciples of the West here. How could he possibly return empty-handed?
It would be best if these female immortals were sensible and handed over their treasures. If they were not, the disciples of the West would not mind "disciplining" them.
Xuan Nu felt the coldness hidden within Maitreya's smile and quickly spoke out.
"Qing Niao, sisters, please refrain for now. Let me speak with them."
Xuan Nu, fearing that she might provoke these disciples of the West, immediately spoke to calm the other female immortals, her gaze fixed on Maitreya.
"Fellow Daoist Maitreya, I will be frank with you. We are under the command of the Queen Mother of the West. Elder Sister Queen Mother has always been on good terms with Island Master Xu Fang of Penglai Island."
Xuan Nu knew that with her and the other female immortals alone, they could not possibly scare away these disciples of the West, so she brought up the Queen Mother of the West and Xu Fang.
"You wouldn't want Island Master Xu Fang to make another trip to Mount Sumeru, would you?"
The incident where Island Master Xu Fang had caused a great disturbance at Mount Sumeru had already spread throughout the Primordial Heaven and Earth, and the West could only suffer in silence. Xuan Nu was naturally leveraging this situation.
"Xu Fang!"
As expected, upon hearing Xu Fang's name, the disciples of the West on the other side were all startled. Maitreya also involuntarily took a few steps back.
Since the incident at Mount Sumeru, they had been filled with trepidation towards this name, to the point of changing color at its mere mention.
Xuan Nu and the female immortals of the Immortal Court all breathed a sigh of relief.
With this, would these disciples of the West retreat?
However, after a moment of shock, Maitreya surveyed the surroundings and quickly recovered. He turned back and reprimanded the disciples of the West.
"What are you afraid of? Xu Fang is not here, so why should we be afraid!"
Maitreya had already searched many times and confirmed that Xu Fang was not present, so he immediately felt emboldened!
Saying this, he looked at the female immortals of the Immortal Court and smiled.
"On the contrary, you. Originally, we only wanted treasures. But now that we know your identity, how can we let you off so easily?"
The disciples of the West, hearing Maitreya's words, all laughed along with him.
That's right, no matter how powerful that great devil Xu Fang was, he was not here at the moment, so why should they be afraid?
Instead, these female immortals were closely related to Xu Fang. They could not seek revenge for the humiliation they had suffered at Xu Fang's hands, so these female immortals were the perfect targets.
Xuan Nu was shocked when she saw their faces change, and cried out.
"If you do this, aren't you afraid of being held accountable by Elder Sister Queen Mother and Island Master Xu Fang?"
"Afraid! Of course, we're afraid!"
Maitreya did not hide his fear of Xu Fang, but as he spoke, he began to laugh.
"However, since Xu Fang is not here now, if we kill all of you, who will know about this matter?"
"If you all die, won't the problem be solved?"
As Maitreya's words fell, they were immediately met with the response of the disciples of the West.
"Indeed, indeed! This Xu Fang has bullied our West so much, I've long been unable to contain myself!"
"We can't deal with Xu Fang, but can't we deal with you?"
"Today is truly a god-given opportunity. Every single one of you will not escape!"
Seeing the disciples of the West laughing heartily, their faces contorted in sinister smiles, the female immortals of the Immortal Court turned grim.
It was bad. They hadn't expected these disciples of the West to be so brazen. Not only did this not scare them away, but it had completely ignited their murderous intent!
In this situation, with both the Queen Mother of the West and Xu Fang absent, what could they use to deal with these disciples of the West?
Maitreya, seeing the expressions of the female immortals of the Immortal Court, laughed even more heartily and said.
"Haha! You should regret why you ever got involved with that Xu Fang!"
"Scream! You can scream until your throats are hoarse, and no one will come to save you!"
The female immortals of the Immortal Court, looking at the arrogant and laughing Maitreya, all frowned and silently tightened their grip on their magical artifacts and weapons, activating their divine abilities and techniques.
In such circumstances, what other options did they have? They could only fight to the death and see if there was any chance!
Seeing this, the disciples of the West, while still smiling, also silently activated their spiritual power, preparing for a good fight.
Just as the two sides were on the verge of clashing, a voice suddenly rang out.
"I seemed to have just heard someone screaming until their throat was hoarse? I may not be a throat-screamer, but I will protect these female immortals. Do you agree, or do you agree?"
This voice made the disciples of the West present extremely shocked. Maitreya's heart also tightened, and he exclaimed.
"Xu Fang!"
Xu Fang was a shadow in the hearts of the disciples of the West. They were naturally extremely sensitive to Xu Fang's voice. Even hearing it from afar, they recognized it instantly and became as if facing a great enemy.
Didn't this Xu Fang not be here? How could he have appeared here!
However, they had no time to think further, because as this figure descended, dozens of figures flew towards this place.
And the figure at the forefront was none other than Island Master Xu Fang of Penglai Island, now with a smiling face, like a devil, charging towards the disciples of the West!