An Ordinary Girl’s Path to Immortality: From Farm Girl to the First Sword Immortal

[Ordinary woman cultivates immortality, no romance, strong female lead, no System, gritty slow burn, intelligent side characters, steady growth, not a power fantasy] Transmigrated into the body of a farm girl, Yan Hua has no intention of getting married. She only wants to cultivate. No strength? Train! No master? Find one! No resources? Take them! Five years of chopping wood and carrying water give her a strong physique. She climbs the mountain to the sect gate only to vomit blood and pass out. When she wakes, she’s an outer sect disciple. She learns to make medicine from a widow and breathing techniques from a frosty senior sister. Other people cultivate to live forever. She cultivates to stay alive. But she’s determined to find out: Can a mortal defy the heavens? Later, everyone knows that the reckless mad girl from Kongwu Sect has become an immortal. The protagonist’s early progression is grueling, even brutal. There are no nasty tropes like selling out her dignity or principles, though some developments may be unexpected.