Feiyin sat cross-legged on the wooden floor, his fingers absentmindedly trag the grain of the wood as his thoughts ed. The gentle flicker of the dlelight cast long shadows against the walls, but his mind was far away, caught in a loop of curiosity.Inner Sense was already incredible.He could perceive everything inside his body with crity, feeling the flow of his blood, the pulse of his ans, the tension in his muscles. He could trace the faint outlines of his unopened meridians, like dormant rivers waiting for the floodgates to open.But what came after?His parents always noticed his progress at first gno matter how subtle his advas, they could see it. They spoke of spiritual sense, something that felt far beyond his current grasp.He o uand it."Mom, Dad," he called, breaking the fortable silence of their evening. His mother, seated on a cushioool, was bing through her long, obsidian hair, while his father sat by the window, idly wiping down his bde.Mei Liao turned first, her amethyst eyes warm. "Yes, my dear?"Feiyiated for a moment before voig his thoughts. "I’ve been thinking about spiritual sense… about how both of you always seem to see my progress right away. Is it possible to hide from it?"His father paused mid-motion, his sharpening cloth stilling against the steel of his saber. His mother, oher hand, let out a small, pleased ugh."My, my," Mei Liao said, setting down her b. "That’s an excellent thought, little one. Having a trump card, a way to keep your abilities hidden, gives you more room to maneuver. Even at ye, you're already thinking ahead."Cai Feng grunted in agreement, leaning ba his chair. "Spiritual sense is a powerful tool. But like everything else in cultivation, it has limits. Knowing when and how to suppress your presence save your life iain situations."Feiyin leaned forward, eyes sharp. "Then, what exactly is spiritual sense?"His mother smiled at his eagerness. "It’s aension of Inner Sense, but not limited to just yourself. Right now, you perceive within your body, right?"Feiyin nodded.She gestured outward. "Spiritual Sense is when that awareness extends beyond you, allowing you to feel everything in your surroundings—people, energy fluctuations, the very essence of the world itself."Feiyin's brows furrowed. "How does that happen? How my awareness just… extend?"Cai Feng tapped a finger against the table. "Because Inner Sense is tied to your soul."Feiyin stilled.His soul?Cai Feng tinued, his voice calm but firm. "When you plete the Meridian Opening Realm and prepare to enter Qi densation, one of the key steps is to perceive your soul. That’s why your Inner Sense is important—it allows you to grasp what’s inside, including that which ot be seen or touched."Mei Liao took over, her voice softer. "Once you've perceived your soul, it bees the foundation of your step. When you ehe Qi densation Realm, your soul, mind, body, and essence qi all merge into one, and that fusion naturally extends outward as Spiritual Sense."Feiyihe words settle, trying to visualize what they meant."So… Inner Ses me see my body. And once I sense my soul, I use it to extend my awareness beyond me?"His father nodded approvingly. "Exactly. The stronger your foundation, the deeper and wider your Spiritual Sense will be. Some cultivators only sense a few meters, while others—those with truly honed minds and spirits— extend their perception over vast distances."Feiyin’s mind raced.That meant if his Inner Sense was already more developed than most, his Spiritual Sense would be even stronger wheime came.Feiyin’s fingers lightly tapped against the wooden table, his mind whirring with thought. Spiritual Sense was far more intricate than he had assumed. It wasn’t just about perceiving the world—it was about reading it, uanding it, seeing everything in absolute detail.It was like having all five senses woven into one, allowing a cultivator to pick up on subtle cues that most would never notice—the twitch of a muscle, the precise weight behind a step, the way the wied to movement.It was no wohat his parents always kly how much he had progressed.But his goal wasn’t to disappear. It was to ceal his true strength.He didn’t want to seem weak, but he didn’t want to dispy his full capabilities either.“Then how do I hide from it?” he asked, lookiween his parents.Cai Feng leaned back, rubbing his jaw. “If you’re talking about hiding your strength, that’s a different matter.” He rested his forearm oable, fixing Feiyin with a steady gaze. “Spiritual Sense doesn’t just pick up on energy—it picks up ohing. Body nguage, breathing, miovements, bance. Most people give themselves away without realizing it.”Feiyin’s brows furrowed in thought.His father tinued, “The best way to hide your strength is to trol every single part of your body. You must never reveal excess tension in your muscles, nor take steps that carry unnecessary weight. No sharp breaths. No abrupt movements. Strength isn’t just about force—it’s also about presence. If you carry yourself with too much stability, someone skilled will immediately know that you’ve trained your foundation well. If you allow power to gather in any one part of your body, an expert will sehe shift.”Mei Liao nodded. “A good observer will see through false weakness immediately, but a true master of trol make their body appear ordinary, dispersing their power evenly so that it seems like nothiraordinary is there at all.”Feiyin’s mind sparked with inspiration. Dispersing his power…‘Then… what if I took it oep further?’He khat cultivators didn’t see the world the same way he did. They couldn’t see osciltions like he could, but they could sehings in a way that seemed just as precise.What if… instead of just dispersing his power, he tried to match the presence of someo a lower level?If he mimicked the subtle fluctuations of someone weaker, perhaps he could mask his strength entirely.His fingers curled slightly against the table as he processed the idea.It ossible. It had to be.A slow gri onto his face.Cai Feng narrowed his eyes slightly. “That’s a dangerous look, boy.”Feiyin chuckled. “I just… thought of a way to take it a step further.”His mother raised a brow. “Oh?”Feiyin nodded, his excitement bubbling up. “I already see how energy flows through the body. If I study how weaker cultivators carry themselves—the way their energy is with their movements—I might be able to imitate it.”For a moment, silence huweehen, his father let out a low whistle, shaking his head. “You’re a terrifying kid, you know that?”Mei Liao, however, ughed in delight. “That’s brilliant, Feiyin! Even seasoned cultivators struggle to suppress their presence, but if you mimic a weaker level of cultivation, thehose strohan you will find it difficult to gauge your true strength.”Feiyi a rush of satisfa.Yes. This was it.Cai Feng sighed, rubbing his temples. “You’ll have to be careful. Learning to mask yourself like this is not something you should let others see. There are plenty of people who would be unfortable knowing a child is capable of such deception.”“I uand,” Feiyin said seriously.His father held his gaze for a moment longer before nodding. “Good. Start with dispersing your strength first, then slowly work on shifting your preseo match different levels. But don’t rush. Precision is more important than speed.”Feiyin nodded, determined.His father’s words rang in his mind—i shaped everything.And now he had a new goal.He would learn to trol his presence down to the smallest detail.He would hide in pin sight.