He clicked to enter the "Silver Moon Domain Field" instance.
After a brief moment of disorientation, cracks appeared at the center of the cityscape, peeling away inch by inch like shattered glass.
Once the scene before Feng Qi had broken apart, it transitioned into a brand-new instance setting.
Compared to the Virtual Game he had experienced at Star City Academy, the Scarlet Institute's internal version transitioned between scenes exceptionally smoothly, without any long periods of waiting in darkness.
He entered the instance.
Before him floated twelve silver crescent moons. Ahead lay a plain covered in purple vegetation, with a range of mountains to the left and a tranquil lake to the right.
Further ahead, at the very edge of his vision, stood a forest filled with strange silver trees.
A translucent minimap showing 0% exploration progress floated in the upper-right corner of his vision, shrouded in fog.
The realism of the scene left Feng Qi astonished.
The original purpose behind virtual instances had been to let cultivators learn about the combat styles, habits, and other characteristics of monsters from corresponding Domain Fields within the Virtual Game.
This would eliminate the need for arduous exploration and data collection. As long as they mastered ways to fight Domain Creatures in the game, they could do the same in reality.
Of course, that was merely the future vision for virtual instances.
In reality, there were clearly many variables.
For instance, intelligent Domain races possessed the ability to think, and many Domain Creatures were highly intelligent. They could not possibly be as rigid as they were in the game.
The monsters in Domain Instances could only simulate characteristics such as combat styles. They clearly could not be endowed with the ability to think or possess intelligence.
Even so, the emergence of virtual instances would