The Painted Skin Soul Ghost laughed heartily, "After fighting for an hour, I've pretty much learned all his moves. The few swords he uses, what's so hard about that? Being pushed back by Yu Zhengxing was all part of my plan. I didn't want to lose, how could he possibly defeat me?"
So, I sneaked up to Jin City and took his place when he was unawares, started lectures, taught the Dharma, and even became revered as a master by you humans, haha, it's truly laughable!"
These words of it contained truth and falsehoods, not necessarily meant to deceive as there was no need for that now, but to exaggerate its capabilities and belittle Quanzhen, simply boasting about itself. After two years, it really got quite bitter, feeling that not voicing these things meant no one could appreciate them, which is why it was now rambling on.