After confirming their stats, Shiro asked everyone if they had anywhere they needed to go, the spiritual energy in the environment was denser than anywhere else so if they could stay and make use of it that would be great.
Eris said that she needed to go back and meet Yato which Shin also needed to do, Shiro didn't have any personal attachment to him so he didn't need to go, Emris also needed to visit his parents so they all decided to separate.
The three of them went their own ways leaving Shiro on the trial grounds to cultivate alone, he sat down on the ground in a corner and began cultivating.
He cultivated for a few hours before a tap on his body disrupted his cultivation, he scanned the surroundings only to see the receptionist woman who attended to Eris in front of him, she had a weird smile on his face which made Shiro very confused, why was she smiling at him like that?
The woman then squatted and tilted her head in a cute way before speaking;
"Little boy, why are you still here?"
'Little boy?'
Shiro thought, he was pretty sure he was a lot older than this woman but since he knew how old his body looked he didn't bother saying anything.
"I am making use of the abundant spiritual energy in the environment to boost my cultivation"
Shiro answered, the lady didn't know how bad the spiritual energy in Shiro's home town was but she understood his need to boost his cultivation.
"Why didn't you tell anyone that you were staying behind? We could have sent you straight to the academy which has better resources"
Shiro was shocked hearing the woman's statement, this is not the academy? If this was not the academy then just how dense was the spiritual energy in the academy.
Shiro smiled, he had really hit the jackpot this time.
"Ok then, take me"
The lady walked back to the receptionist office while motioning for Shiro to follow her. In the receptionist office, she went into a small room before putting her hands on the walls of the room, her energy was transmitted into the wall activating a formation which was hidden inside it.
Shiro scanned the runes on the formation and realized how high leveled it was, it was a transportation formation which could allow transportation between dimensions.
Shiro kept seeing surprises after surprises since he came to the exams, he was a little excited to go to the academy now.
Academies in the mortal realm back then were old fashioned and lacking in resources which made going to such a modern academy a new journey for Shiro.
Shiro waited patiently for the portal to open, once it did, the lady motioned for Shiro to enter before entering right after.
Shiro felt his martial awareness falter for a longer time than the last time before coming back again, he had experienced this type of thing when he last entered a portal.
He immediately scanned the surroundings and realized that the initial 3 meters had now been reduced to 1 meter, he was now technically blind as 1 meter was not a large distance, he could easily be assassinated if he was not careful, hell! He couldn't even fight magic users if they stayed more than 1 meter away from him, and that range was when things were already blurry in his mind.
Shiro couldn't move a step after arriving at the academy, the spiritual energy density was too great for him to be able to see through.
The lady noticed Shiro's hesitation and took a long look at him;
"Are you perhaps blind?"
The lady asked, she was seriously confused, how the fuck did you pass the trial phase?
The lady was surprised but she didn't say anything, she understood how difficult for Shiro his condition must be.
"I am"
Shiro answered, he wasn't concerned about what other people said about him nor did he care if he was blind or not after all, as a god, he had been through more than just blindness.
The lady then held his hands before leading the way;
"My name is Lydia"
She introduced before continuing.
Shiro looked at her in confusion, this was the cultivation world, it was not easy to see someone who could show compassion even if to a child.
"Shiro"
Shiro answered which made the Lydia smile gleefully. The both of them continued their journey joyfully as they chatted together, well, it was mostly Lydia who did the talking since Shiro was more of an introvert.
They finally reached their destination, Lydia took Shiro into a building for registrations before leading him into his apartment, he was supposed to stay with a roommate but the person was currently unavailable.
Shiro went in to get accustomed to the environment, using his already limited martial awareness, Shiro scanned the room and noticed that there was an energy gathering formation all over the apartment.
"Why are there this much energy gathering formations?"
Shiro asked, Lydia looked at him and smiled before answering
"Students in this academy can get expelled based on their cultivation speed, everybody has been giving the same cultivation resources which means that there is no reason for anyone to fall behind the others"
Shiro continued to look around, it had everything he would need to survive but one question lingered in his mind, will he get expelled if he fell behind in cultivation after all he needed to convert spiritual energy into both sword Ki and normal Ki, he thought about telling the academy about his situation but then realized that if he wanted to get stronger, he needed to be able to keep up with the others no matter his condition.
Shiro smiled before looking at Lydia, the apartment was comfortable so he didn't think there was any need for her to stay back, yet her next action greatly shocked him, she moved herself into the room meant for his roommate and began setting up her things.
Shiro stayed frozen in shock as he watched her finish up and go into the bathroom. His shock lasted till she was out then she closed her door to change, she was aware that Shiro couldn't see but she couldn't be sure that he didn't have a technique that would give him temporary sight for some time.
Shiro stayed in front of her room door determined to get to the bottom of this, he wouldn't feel comfortable staying in the same apartment with a woman he couldn't see, she could be planning his death for all he knew. Shiro waited for half an hour before the door opened again to reveal a beautiful and breath taken Lydia. The fact that she just came out of the bath made her sex appeal something most men could not resist.
However, Shiro was not most men, he walked up to Lydia before pointing at the front door;
"Why aren't you leaving yet?"
He couldn't cultivate with her in the same apartment, he absorbed spiritual energy like a torrent thanks to using a god level cultivation technique to aid his double cultivation problem and someone with a high enough cultivation will easily notice the abnormal cultivation speed and ask questions. He would prefer to keep this a secret for as long as possible until he was strong enough to protect himself from others.