The Sub Mission Origin of the Haunting Caves in Nioh 3 is called the Haunting Caves. Origin of the Haunting Caves requires the player to investigate what happened with an ascetic wandering in the Haunting Caves. To unlock the Origin of the Haunting Caves, you have to complete the sub mission, The Demon of the Haunting Caves, at the end of which you had to defeat the boss Hino-Enma. It’s a winding journey through the caves that unlocks many rewards for you.

Origin Of The Haunting Caves location

In this quest, I’ll show you the shortest route to the final boss, but if you’d like, you can explore the cave and collect all the chests and rewards located there. This is where the final battle of this quest takes place. First, you need to defeat the two slugs that appear as soon as you arrive here. After that, there are two more enemies: a large crab and a small crab.

Cavern Ascetic boss fight

Only then will you face the boss, Cavern Ascetic. Even if you come here early in the game and don’t have powerful skills yet, and your character is fairly weak, you’ll defeat this enemy on your first try. He’s a bit tougher than the regular yokai you’ve encountered so far. Just use all the skills you usually activate when fighting elite enemies, and you’ll quickly defeat this opponent.

After the tough enemies you’ve defeated so far, you won’t even notice the resistance from the Cavern Ascetic. Once you’ve won, the “Origin of the Haunting Caves” quest will be completed, and you’ll receive your reward.