Cultivating Immortality by Pretending to Be a God

After Lin Su died of illness, she was born into a cultivation world where gods exist. With no spiritual roots, her family sent her away at the age of six to a remote commandery, where she became its governor.

The land is filled with starving people, man-eating demon beasts, ignorant commoners, and a Worship-Based Godhood System that has forcibly bonded itself to her.

Don't panic. Su is here. Starting with increasing crop yields, she develops the frontier commandery and goes all in on infrastructure. The locals don't believe in science and blindly worship the gods? Then she'll give it a different name and establish the Church of Truth, guiding people to stay curious and seek knowledge while harvesting worship. She builds a cultivation academy and trains cultivators systematically, starting with the basic principles of spiritual energy...

When her family turns its attention to this poorest corner of the realm again, they are shocked to discover that it has become something beyond their imagination: spiritual-energy irrigation machines, spirit-powered light bulbs, fully automated spirit mining machines... Wait, which of us is the country bumpkin here?

P.S. This book has a lot going on: a misunderstanding-driven story, cultivation fantasy, a touch of cosmic horror, and infrastructure building. There is also a male lead, a puppy raised by the heroine. There is no romance in the early part, and the romance after he grows up won't take up much space either. The plot is the main focus.

Theme: Cultivate through science, and your magic will know no bounds.