The days went by and besides my late evening business ventures training with Yupow continued.

Eventually the day came when I wasn’t just able to sense Inner Energy, but that I was also able to control its flow, beginning from my breath up until certain parts of my extremities.

“Good Good young Guso, it took you a little longer than I expected but regardless not many people can ever get to this point in the Inner Energy Path. Some never have what it takes to even sense the Energy and yet here you are officially an Inner Energy Practitioner 5 months into your training. The fundamentals Kemoro taught you were very helpful in helping you grasp the essence of my Art.”

He went to the middle of his backyard and cleared out a spot in the middle of the ground.

“Come sit here with me, I will now help you master the very first and perhaps the most important technique of my Inner Breath Art. I have noticed you have a very interesting device with you that helps you sense the presence of lifeforms around the area. That is indeed a very powerful item, one that will bring you all sorts of benefits, but that could also bring misfortune upon you. I suggest you keep the capabilities of your device hidden from other Experts for your own safety. Regardless, even though the function of your device is valuable and rare, don't think you are the only one with energy detecting capabilities. As long as you are part of the high level Expert World you will always catch some sort of attention, either good or bad and they will do what they can to track you. Remember in the dangerous World of Combat Experts there is no shame in running. Your life is always the most important. Any Expert specialized in tracking will almost always have some sort of Energy Sensing capabilities. Today I will teach you how to drain your body of almost all of its Inner Energy and by consequence extremely reduce the life signature your body gives off.”

He signaled me to sit across from him in the patch of ground he cleared out, and I followed his instructions without question.

Thereafter he grabbed onto my shoulders and positioned my arms so that I would grab his shoulders as we’ll.

“ Be warned, dumping most of your Inner Energy is a dangerous act, one that if done improperly can cause severe damage, impairment, and even death. Which is why I will accompany you in not only instructing you the proper way to execute this technique, but I will also stand guard in case of an emergency. Fully focus on mastering the Technique do not be nervous or afraid as long as i'm here few things can go wrong.”

Despite his words he still got me nervous, few people ever wanted to engage in an act that was likely to cause your death.

Nevertheless I still kept my composure and focused on Yupows instructions, as once I gained a sense of where my Inner Energy stream was, I felt a foreign stream of Inner Energy guide the way for the energy to exit the body.

Slowly but surely and in waves I directed the Inner Energy within me to leave the channels of my body.

The exterior channels of Inner Energy were easy for me to release.

It was the innermost part reserves where I had the most trouble.

I still couldn’t fully control and manipulate the energy that was hidden deep inside, especially the one that lay within the top part of my stomach.

It was too much for me to handle at my level.

But that was when Yupows presence was a big help.

Through his mastery of Inner Energy, he helped me to guide the bigger reserve’s within my body, as if he was helping me in carrying a load.

Slowly but surely all the Inner Energy within my body was almost completely released.

Suddenly I felt very cold and weak as if I didn’t have any strength left in my body.

“We have now reached a very critical point, when you are in this state you are at your most vulnerable, whatever Inner Energy you have left guide it to the most important parts of your body focus on that action for a while and after my signal you can slowly start gathering Inner Energy with your breath again.”

I did as he told me to but it was easier said than done.

The leftover Inner Energy was so miniscule spreading it throughout all my vitals was basically pointless, as I still felt like I was about to pass out.

Time felt like it was going extremely slow but eventually I heard the voice of Yupow.

“Ok now's a good time, harness your Inner Breath, allow there to be a new flow of Inner Energy to enter your body. Do it slowly and carefully. Your body is in a slight state of shock. Let it get accustomed to the warmth again. Do this until you feel like the Inner Energy levels of your body are at a normal state again.”

I continued to follow his instructions as best I could, whenever he saw me falter a bit in my rhythm, either by breathing too slow or too fast, he would correct me through some Mysterious Technique.

Eventually I reached a point where I no longer felt like I was dying, and the rest of the process went a lot more smoothly.

“Congratulations you just performed your first Inner Breath Technique, “Inner Breath Release”, this will be the foundation with which you will master all other Techniques. And it will also be your primary defense against anyone who might be trying to track you. Never stop practicing this Technique, the better you get at it the higher your mastery of Inner Breath. For now though at least until you get used to being in an energyless state, only practice it when i'm around lest an accident happen and you forfeit your life. For the rest of the day focus on recovering your energy and we’ll continue with the next lesson tomorrow.”