"Last but not least, I'm opening the Origin Lust Sword Temple for the women in one week after you all get used to the cultivation techniques!"
Now it was the women's chance to celebrate after the men when they heard about the dimension temple will open so soon, and their eyes burned with resolve and desire.
But Cyrus wasn't done explaining as he continued, "Everyone will get the chance to enter the dimension temple, but the slots will be limited for now. A week later, only 1000 Temple Members slots will be open for taking.
"There will be no limit to participants or how long these selections would last, but they will only end when all the 1000 spots are taken.
"To make it fair for everyone to get a chance, there will be certain rules to follow, which will be announced in three days. Right now, I will leave everyone to their celebrations and strongly advise you all to focus on your cultivation after getting the scripture. Only strong will rise above all in Origin Lust Sword Dynasty!"
Afterward, Cyrus's majestic figure vanished from the temple walls just as he appeared, leaving everyone awed and a burning fire in their hearts.
They all knew the competition for the Origin Lust Sword Dimension's status had finally been started, and it was going to be absolutely brutal, whether for men or women!
"Hey, why didn't you announce the rules? I thought you were planning to end it in one fell swoop?" Eve inquired with uncertainty.
Cyrus replied as he stood up from his ruler's throne, "I was, but then she woke up."
"Who?" Eve grimly questioned.
Cyrus merely smiled and said a name before he put the sword away, and then he vanished from his place.
When Cyrus appeared again, he was standing in front of a breathtaking beauty who was dizzily blinking while sitting cross-legged. When she Cyrus, clarity returned in her pearl-like eyes.
"You finally awake from your deep cultivation state, and I must say, the result is satisfactory." Cyrus complimented with a smile.
This enthralling beauty was indeed Hilda, who was in a cultivation state from the moment Cyrus took the Illusionary Void Mask off her face.
Hilda's perfectly shaped lips curled up in a dazzling smile as she stood up from her stop and abruptly threw herself in Cyrus's arms.
Even Cyrus didn't see it coming, but here he was, feeling her soft and warm body closely wrapped around his.
"Thank you, Cyrus!" Hilda gently uttered while embracing him, and her melodious voice no longer contained coldness but tenderness, and she also didn't call him 'Lord' anymore.
Cyrus wasn't the one who would be stumped by this sudden development because, for him, this development was nothing but progress, and he hugged her back without any restraint.
He replied as he creased her silky hair, "I was just doing what I should be doing for my woman."
Hilda's smile bloomed even more when she heard those words.
Then Hilda suddenly led back and looked him right into the eyes with gentleness and said something out of the blue, which Cyrus was expecting even less, "I want to get married to you and become yours entirely! Can you please grant me this wish?"
"But you are already my Dao companion. It didn't matter whether we're married or not." Cyrus said matter-of-factly.
Hilda shook her head, "I know, but I still want to marry you officially. We can do it in secret and don't need to put a grandeur. It will put my heart more at ease!"
Cyrus could tell by the longing in her eyes that she was deadly serious and the conflict in her heart was because of her high-class background. Although she was his Dao companion, she still thinks the Husband and Wife relation to be superior because it was what she was taught from birth and tradition of her world.
Cyrus understood it fully as he had encountered many such scenarios, and if it was in the past, he might not even reject her since marriage was a play of mortals in the eyes of Gods like Cyrus.
However, the problem was the situation right now was very different, and he could only have one wife in this life. He was also sure the system wouldn't let him violate the oath that he took when he decided to awaken the system.
Not to mention, he himself didn't want to break that oath he had given to Eve or even entertain the idea of breaking it. He was a womanizer without a doubt, but he was not unfaithful toward his only wife, who was so understandable.
So, he firmly said, "Hilda, I can't marry you or anyone, as a matter of fact. As for the reason, I can't tell you, but I need you to understand that if I could. This request wasn't even worth mentioning, as I would've made the entire world celebrates our marriage.
"However, I simply can't right now, but it won't change anything between us, and you'll know very soon just what a Dao Companion is, and marriage will turn irrelevant when you reach higher levels in cultivation.
"Furthermore, if you're uncomfortable with bedding me without marriage, then you don't have to worry because I'm not going to perform the final ritual between man and woman with you as well."
Hilda didn't react much about the marriage thing since it was just a silly request that she suddenly thought out of nowhere. She understands Cyrus's character very well now, so she knew h was most likely telling the truth.
However, towards the end, her eyes went widened with shock as she suddenly felt her heart go colder than ice, and tears suddenly flew out from her eyes as she trembled while she asked, "W-why? Am I hideous?"
Cyrus shook his head and gently wiped her tears, "No, silly girl, you are as beautiful as an Immortal, and I'm pretty sure you'll be as beautiful as a Goddess once you break free from the limitations of men.
"What I meant was, you've still yet to resolve the matter of death with your Evil Destruction Physique until you break the mortal shackle, and you have a long way to go before you come even closer to breaking that shackle, and I know you can do it.
"But I don't want to take any risks, and taking your purity is a very high risk because it will slow you down in the path of cultivation, especially when you're cultivating the Harbinger of Calamity Technique.
"The longer you keep your purity, the more substantial effect it will have on your cultivation base and build you an unshakable foundation which is very important if you ever want to be an Immortal.
"Combined with your unique physique, it will bring you even more benefits. Like just right now, in two months, you are already at the Late Stage of the Qi Core Realm and very close to breaking through the Nascent Soul Realm.
"And this is just the start. Once you enter the Nascent Soul Realm, you'll awake the first innate ability of your cultivation technique, and your speed of progress will multiply by many folds.
"So, taking your purity will only slow you down, and I won't take this chance at all." Cyrus solemnly explained his reason.
Hilda was stumped by this revelation as she wasn't expecting this at all. But she could feel a terrifying power coursing through her body which was something she had never felt at all.
Furthermore, this brought her even more joy that Cyrus wasn't just after her body, and he deeply cared about her wellbeing. This also made all her misunderstandings and hesitation in her heart vanish, and that sudden pain was replaced with joy.
"Forgive me for doubting you." Hilda smiled again with pure bliss and happiness.
Cyrus smiled as he knew Hilda's doubts were finally cleared, and she also seemed to understand the reason for his decision. While in truth, Cyrus only explained a small part of his real reason for not taking her purity despite having the chance.
Besides, this move of his also made Hilda more faithful to him, and with what he has in mind for her, this sort of factor can change many things.
"Since this small misunderstanding is out of our way, I want to make one more thing clear." Cyrus suddenly smiled mischievously.
Hilda naively asked, "What?"
"Although I won't take your purity, it won't be stopping me from tasting you!"
Before Hilda could understand what he meant by those subtle words, she yelped in surprise when her lips suddenly got captured by Cyrus's, her body jolted, and her eyes dilated in astonishment.
But her eyes suddenly turned dreamily as she felt his lips on hers and his tongue evading her mouth, and she gave up resisting and let her lips melt with his, and she felt she was on top of the world!
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