Virtual Universe Network

Biodata

Access and Simulation

• Users log in through network accounts and sensors. An unregistered sensor can provide access through an anonymous account 9 181 194.
• A sufficiently powerful user can log in with only a sliver of consciousness while remaining awake in reality 9 55.
• Physical capability depends on the virtual location. Ordinary users in the Huanming Domain are restricted to Apprentice Level 4; entering its Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall branch adjusts a visitor to the peak of their current major realm. On Gulun Sacred Island, members likewise receive bodies at the highest rank of the major realm they have reached in reality 7 13.
• Virtual performance does not necessarily reflect real-world strength: Jiang Luo has abilities he cannot use in the network, while real life-and-death trials cannot be replaced by virtual ones 26 95.

Notable Locations

Services and Uses

• Information and communication — Users research public records, browse faction resources, send messages, and remain in contact while separated in the real world 7 9 148 194.
• Training and assessment — Facilities include the Killing Field, Trial Towers, arena battles, and the Myriad Laws River. The river's guardians can be configured for different combat paths under a customization permit obtained from the Virtual Universe Company 9 19 49 74.
• Commerce — Auctions take place in special virtual planes; users can inspect simulated treasures and arrange purchases 44 51.
• Account privacy — Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall members can use an Identity Privacy privilege to prevent tracking of their network login and bank accounts 9.

Connectivity and Limits

• Humanity's network remains usable inside the Heavenly Cauldron Golden Ship and Sacred Mountain, where the communication systems of the Machine, Monster, and Insect Races are blocked. Allies can use it to share positions and receive military distress calls 148 164.
• A user can keep the connection active during combat, allowing someone elsewhere to follow events as they unfold 219.
• Unlike Jiang Luo's Void Realm, the Virtual Universe cannot be entered with a physical body. Jiang Luo considers its underlying secret technique related to the Void Realm, but that is his interpretation 146.