Uchiha Shin smiled helplessly. He had known Nanshan Monk would say something like that.
Just as he was about to continue speaking, a voice sounded from the doorway. It was Tathagata.
"Nanshan Monk, it has been a long time. You are still as straightforward as ever." With a smile on his face, the Buddha entered Nanshan Monk's room.
Although Buddha Eye Valley was filled with mechanisms and spell formations, they were utterly useless against the Buddha. After all, he had reached the Saint realm.
Nanshan Monk glanced at Tathagata. Though he held no fondness for him, they were, after all, both members of the Buddhist Sect.
Nanshan Monk rose to his feet and pressed his palms together toward Tathagata, who returned the gesture.
"Please." Nanshan Monk knelt beside the low table.
Tathagata knelt across from him, while Uchiha Shin sat down to the side.
No matter what, when members of the Buddhist Sect met, they still had to observe proper etiquette. They could not act like ordinary mortals and start hurling insults at one another the moment they met.
"Nanshan Monk, I came here this time to clear up the misunderstanding between us," Tathagata said.
"A misunderstanding? Tathagata, you flatter us. How would we of the Outer Buddhist Sect dare have any misunderstanding with your Spirit Mountain Buddhist Sect?" Nanshan Monk said expressionlessly.
Tathagata smiled faintly. "I know that you of the Outer Buddhist Sect are deeply dissatisfied with our Spirit Mountain Buddhist Sect. You believe that we abandoned you back then, which led to the devastating blow suffered by the Outer Buddhist Sect."
"But that was not what happened."
Nanshan Monk half-closed his eyes and did not respond. Tathagata merely smiled.
"Back then, the Inner Buddhist Sect and the Outer Buddhist Sect were one family. Together, we supported His