Path of the Saintess: A Progression Fantasy Novel (Volume III)

While her gifted peers still seek the Church's shelter within ivory towers, Elise has shattered expectations, advancing to a Second-tier High Cleric at a terrifying pace. Yet, when offered a smooth and safe path by the Church elites, she resolutely rejects the comfort of further study in the royal capital. Instead, she steps into the perilous frontier of Crimsonwood, a newly founded city on the edge of the wild.
In this untamed forest torn apart by hellspawn, cultists, and mercenaries, danger shadows her every move. Not only must she navigate massive monster hordes and a surging dark underground syndicate, but an unexpected encounter leaves her branded with a lethal spiritual mark by the Death Sovereign—a former Sacred-tier powerhouse capable of endless revival during the Convergence of Planes.
Will she be reduced to a mere vessel for his long-dead wife? Or will she turn this terrifying ancient lich into her own personal walking loot chest?