Summoning: The Sword Cultivator Only Wants to Ascend

Female-led story, no romance. The protagonist is born into the cultivation world, summons subordinates, and quietly spreads a web of influence among the various factions. By the time the cultivation world’s powers realize what is happening, Lin Mengqing’s influence has already infiltrated every corner, and there is nothing they can do.

The protagonist only wants to ascend to immortality. She plants the seeds of her power, never expecting them to grow into a towering tree that puts every major and minor affair in the cultivation world under her control. In the end, she ascends to the immortal realm, leaving behind a legend.