Chapter 33 - Monster Slayer

After meeting the criteria for learning Sword Aura, Yuan and Xiao Hua continued to hunt monsters for a few hours.

"I have been training with the sword nonstop for five hours now, but I still cannot seem to learn this Sword Aura…" Yuan sighed.

"It would be more shocking if Brother Yuan actually learns Sword Aura in such a short time. Even the top geniuses in the Higher Heavens need to train for many years before they can learn Sword Aura." Xiao Hua said to him.

"There's no need to be impatient, Brother Yuan. You are without a doubt a genius that was born with a high affinity with swords. If you train enough, you'll definitely learn Sword Aura sooner or later."

Yuan nodded, and they returned to hunting more monsters.

After killing a few monsters, a notification appeared before Yuan.

'This is my second title, and it even comes with a very beneficial effect.' Yuan wondered to himself if Titles are a common thing in Cultivation Online. Of course, due to the lack of guides for this game, he cannot know for sure without talking to other people or looking it up online.

Sometime later, Xiao Hua suddenly stopped moving and said, "Brother Yuan, there's a person ahead of us."

"Oh? What's he doing?" Yuan asked.

"He seems to be pacing back and forth in front of this cave entrance with a distressful expression on his face."

Hearing Xiao Hua's words, Yuan pondered, 'Is he an NPC or a Player?'

"Let's go see the situation. If he's truly that worried, maybe there's something we can do to help him." He said.

Xiao Hua nodded, and they made their way toward this cave entrance.

A few minutes later, a middle-aged man with a pale complexion entered their view, and the middle-aged man noticed them at the same time.

"Ah! It appears that my pleading has finally reached the Heavens! Please, Esteemed Cultivators, I need your help!" The middle-aged man quickly approached them with teary eyes and a desperate expression.

"What's the matter?" Yuan asked him.

"My daughter— she was captured by a fearsome monster and was taken inside the cave! Please, can you help me by bringing her back?! I will do anything in return for your help! Please, Saviors!" The middle-aged man even got on his knees and kowtowed to Yuan.

'A Quest?' Yuan was immediately intrigued, as this is his first time encountering a normal quest.

"Xiao Hua, what's a Demonic Spider?" he decided to ask her first.

"Demonic Spiders are intelligent and deceptive monsters that mostly dwell within caves like this one, and they are usually within the Spirit Warrior levels." Xiao Hua said to him.

"Do you think I can defeat a Demonic Spider at my current level?"

Xiao Hua nodded, "As long as its cultivation is below the third level, it shouldn't be a problem for Brother Yuan."

Yuan sighed in relief after hearing her words, and he looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Okay, we'll help you rescue your daughter."