The next thing Ye Tian Yun needed to do was focus only on releasing his Sword Domain, rather than the lightning domain.
Unlike his previous tries, where he first slowly released the Sword Intent and then focused on forming the dome, this time, he needed to remove the last step and only focus on releasing the Sword Intent.
To release the sword intent, the first thing that Ye Tian Yun needed to focus on was his own sword moves.
Once he had his full concentration, the Sword Intent would subconsciously start spreading throughout the surroundings. And at that time, Ye TianYun would have to change the center of his focus and put his attention on the Sword Intent itself and try to change the directions and the shape of the Sword Intent.
As stated once earlier, the Sword Intent is not a physical thing; therefore, it can't have shape or size like regular things. However, Sword Intent can be 'felt' and can also cause harm to enemies once they get into its 'contact'.
Thus, it can also be said that Sword Intent lies in the grey area between physical and non-physical things.
And what Ye Tuan Yun needed to do was to control this Sword Intent and make it easier for himself to pinpoint it towards any direction or place.
The more easily he is able to change the course of his Sword Intent, the easier it is for him to control his Sword Intent.
To start, Ye Tian Yun first began to slowly practice his sword technique, 'One Sword For All', and began to perform its basic moves.
As he practiced, Ye Tian Yun tried to release the Sword Intent at his own will, rather than getting to a stage where it subconsciously appeared around him.
After a few tries, he was able to release his Sword Intent at will and the next thing he needed to do was to have control over his Sword Intent.
And how was he going to do this?
Ye Tian Yun thought of a very simple way to assess his control over the Sword Intent- he was going to stop himself from forming the lightning domain.
Usually, once Ye Tian Yun would reach a certain mark or stage, his Sword Intent would turn into a Sword Domain on its own. He had no control over this change.
So, what Ye Tian Yun was first going to do was stop or delay this change as much as he could.
And then he would do the opposite, make his Sword Domain appear at will.
To stop the Sword Domain from appearing, what Ye Tian Yun was thinking of doing was to focus on directing his Sword Intent towards the things around him.
Basically, he was going to attack the walls with his Sword Intent, but he would target a very specific region on the wall.
This would strengthen his control over the Sword domain and get him one step closer towards the Lightning Sword Domain.
With this in mind, Ye Tian Yun began to practice his Sword Intent and put all of his focus on directing his Sword Intent towards the wall whenever he felt like he was getting closer to the lightning domain.
It wasn't an easy process as in most of his early attempts, Ye Tian Yun failed to control the conversion of his Sword Intent into the Lightning Domain.
It felt like he was pushing a wall at first, but finally, after many tries, Ye Tian Yun was able to control, or more specifically, delay the formation of his Lightning Domain.
And he sent his whole Sword Intent straight towards the opposite wall just when he felt that the lightning domain was about to appear in front of him.
The Sword Intent struck the wall, and all of a sudden a blinding light appeared in front of Ye Tian Yun!
He staggered at his feet while covering his eyes.
By the time he recovered, everything had returned back to normal!
Ye Tian Yun frowned while staring at the wall.
After a few moments, he shook his head with an expression of regret. He had missed seeing what was behind the wall once again!
The light that came after he struck the wall made Ye Tian Yun very curious about the thing that was hidden and protected behind the wall.
'System, did you notice what it was?'
[Insufficient Fate Points]
'What?' Ye Tian Yun made an ugly expression as he heard the three cursed words of his life.
'Looks like whatever that thing was, it is quite precious enough to make you even ask for Fate Points,' Ye Tian Yun thought while squinting at the wall in front of him, 'Well, whatever it is, I need to first finish my Sword Domain.'
'The process is much longer than I had initially thought, I have literally lost track of time, hmm… System, how many days have passed since I entered this hall?'
[It's been Five Days and Four Hours since you first stepped inside the hall.]
'Wow, never imagined time would fly this fast. I am still a long way from accomplishing all my tasks before my time in this hall ends.'
Taking a deep breath, Ye Tian Yun once again began to focus on his Sword Intent and began to hit the wall in front of him.
However, this time, his attacks didn't even scratch the wall.
It was mainly because of the reason stated by System when Ye Tian Yun had first encountered the light.
His attacks couldn't harm the wall once again because the array present on the wall had strengthened the wall even more, thereupon, the attacks within the range of his earlier attack wouldn't harm the wall anymore.
However, one upside of this part was that it allowed Ye Tian Yun to only focus on his Sword Intent, without any distractions.
Thus, Ye Tian Yun continued to practice his Sword Intent and the control over his Sword Intent gradually increased at every stage.