Better to Inherit a Hundred Mu of Immortal Farmland Than Cultivate the Sword

In her first life after transmigrating, Jiang Banxian works diligently at cultivating immortality, pushing herself to new heights until she becomes the greatest sword cultivator under heaven. Who would have thought that when she tries to ascend, a lightning tribulation strikes her dead, leaving her nothing but dust? Only then does she learn the truth: In the Age of Declining Dharma, no one can ascend. The higher you cultivate, the more horribly you die, and you end up as fertilizer for the Heavenly Dao. Reborn for another life, Jiang Banxian says: "...I'm tired. This time, I'll farm." And so the sect receives shocking news: its most diligent student has gone home to inherit a hundred acres of immortal farmland! * Jiang Banxian lets loose and does everything she never got to do in her previous life. She rounds up children and teaches them whatever she likes, then drives their families out of the sect; She launches a sweeping reform of the cultivation world, promoting inventions and innovations, and championing labor-saving gadgets; She takes in disciples with exceptional talent, tricks them into becoming hopelessly lazy, then sends them off to farm... She vows to spread the laid-back lifestyle across the entire cultivation world. Jiang Banxian earns herself the title of Demon Lord, while the immortal sects are overcome with grief and outrage: "Demonic contraptions are everywhere. The cultivation world is doomed!" * But as Jiang Banxian carries on having fun, she discovers that the Heavenly Dao is growing weaker because of her actions, and spiritual energy seems poised to return. Jiang Banxian: #The damn Heavenly Dao seems to be on its last legs. Guess I'll give it a try.# Heavenly Dao: #Try it and die.# At last, when the great calamity of the Age of Declining Dharma arrives, she points her long-handled scythe at the sky: All creation revives, and spiritual energy surges forth. The first person in a thousand years to successfully attain the Dao ascends to the heavens. 1. Female-led story with a plot-driven focus, just as the blurb says. The heroine loves stirring things up, so she's not exactly a couch potato. 2. Farming, development, and a mix of everything. The worldbuilding is my own. Theme: Hard work should earn a fitting reward.