If Yuankong really thought back, he seemed to have met Venerable Buddha Ru Nan only once, when Chu Xingchen had asked him to impersonate Guangming Buddha to fool the Venerable Buddha.
Ru Nan seemed to have seen through it that day, but simply had not exposed him.
With only that one encounter, Yuankong had no idea how they could possibly count as old acquaintances.
Yuankong did not really believe that the contact Chu Xingchen had found was Ru Nan. After all, as the Buddhist Sect's only Venerable Buddha, Ru Nan was hard enough to meet even once. How could he have the time to personally lead him through some collaboration of unclear purpose?
At most, he would do what Chu Xingchen had done and find a Buddhist cultivator with a title to make up the numbers.
Chu Xingchen was most likely exaggerating on purpose to tease him, hoping to see him looking terribly nervous.
So Yuankong agreed readily. Refusing was hardly possible anyway, so he might as well agree without hesitation. At least he would seem to have some courage, and he would not let Chu Xingchen get a laugh out of him. Otherwise, would all his years of experience in the mortal world not have been for nothing?
Chu Xingchen did not waste words either. He merely smiled, nodded, and praised him-good lad, you've come a long way.
When Chu Xingchen brought Yuankong traveling through space, and he spotted the Buddhist Sect's auspicious clouds in the distance, saw the Myriad-Forms Jeweled Canopy, saw Ru Nan with his eyes half closed, and saw the Buddhist Sect's grand display...
"Wait... wait..." Yuankong hastily spoke up, his eyes widening. "Are you serious? It really is Ru Nan Venerable Buddha?"
Looking at Ru Nan ahead, Chu Xingchen answered:
"I told you, but you