I'm Just a Three-Year-Old Baby

Lin Shen's cultivation had broken through to Refining Void into Dao. In the current Primordial World, this already counted as being a master, enough to establish a sect and serve as a mountain god or local deity with more than enough to spare.

Yet, outwardly, he still looked like a three-year-old baby.

A three-year-old baby at the Refining Void into Dao realm – who would believe such a thing if it were said aloud?

He felt the surging magical power within his body and the Spiritual Power in his mind called "Words Manifest Reality," and a colossal wave surged within his heart.

This Spiritual Power sounded incredibly powerful!

Words Manifest Reality! Wasn't that a technique only Sages could master?

Although the system had marked it as "Beginner," it was still terrifying enough.

He couldn't help but want to try it.

He looked at his chubby little hands and silently thought, Grow a little taller, just a little bit.

There was no reaction.

He tried speaking again, shouting in his baby voice, "Candy!"

No candy fell from the sky.

Lin Shen was a little disappointed.

After all that, was it just a shoddy imitation?

[Ding! Spiritual Power Words Manifest Reality (Beginner) requires a large amount of magical power and mental energy, and the host must have a clear understanding and comprehension of the laws of the thing spoken of. As the host's current comprehension of those laws is zero, you cannot create something from nothing.]

The system's prompt sound rang out in time, clearing up his confusion.

Lin Shen suddenly understood.

So that's how it was.

It wasn't that the Spiritual Power was useless, it was that he was useless.

That made sense. If he could truly make anything appear just by speaking, wouldn't he be a child of the Great Dao?

However, this also pointed him in a direction.

To use this Spiritual Power well, he had to study hard and understand various laws.

Knowledge is power – this saying was equally true in the Primordial World!

Just as Lin Shen was researching his new Spiritual Power, the Three Pure Ones had recovered from their immense shock.

Tongtian Jiaozhu grabbed the "Gengjin Dao Mark Sword" floating in mid-air. Feeling the sharp aura and the harmonious Dao rhythm emanating from the sword, he trembled with excitement.

"It's real! It's truly an Innate Spiritual Treasure! Hahaha!"

He laughed heartily, his laughter echoing throughout Kunlun Mountain.

Yuanshi Tianzun and Taishang Laojun walked over quickly. The two of them circled the sword, examining it back and forth.

"Incredible, truly incredible."

Yuanshi Tianzun stroked the sword's body, his voice filled with amazement.

"This Dao rhythm is naturally formed, with no trace of artificial crafting. If we hadn't seen it with our own eyes, who could believe it was just a common piece of wood a moment ago?"

"Lin Shen's Origin Qi, its profound mystery has already surpassed the scope of our understanding."

Taishang Laojun reached a conclusion.

"It seems to contain the supreme laws of creation and genesis."

Creation and genesis!

These five words sent a jolt through both Yuanshi and Tongtian.

That was the authority Pangu the Great God possessed!

They looked at Lin Shen again, their gazes no longer describable as looking at a treasure.

It was like looking at a walking "incarnation of the Great Dao"!

Lin Shen felt a prickle of unease under their gazes and instinctively hugged himself tighter.

His three masters' eyes were so scary. Would they dissect him for research?

"Yiya!"

He let out a protesting cry, trying to rouse his masters from their shocked stupor.

"Ahem."

Taishang Laojun was the first to react, realizing their expressions might have scared their young disciple.

He quickly suppressed the sharp glint in his eyes, replaced it with a gentle smile, and picked Lin Shen up.

"Good disciple, don't be scared, don't be scared. Your masters are just too happy."

He skillfully took out a small white jade bottle and fed Lin Shen another drop of Life-Creating Elixir.

Lin Shen accepted it all, but muttered inwardly, I didn't pretend to faint this time, why am I still getting this?

Is it a fixed reward for exceeding expectations on the mission just now?

Little did he know, in the eyes of the Three Pure Ones, his recent "feat" must have consumed an immense amount of energy. They felt obligated to give him a few more drops.

Tongtian Jiaozhu also came closer. He presented the golden branch-like sword to Lin Shen, saying as if offering a treasure, "Good disciple, look, this is the treasure you blew into existence! From now on, this will be your defensive magical treasure! Anyone who dares bully you, just poke them with it!"

Lin Shen looked at the sword, which was taller than he was, and felt speechless.

I'm a three-year-old baby, and you want me to use such a huge sword?

I can't even lift it!

He extended his small hand, pushed the sword away, and shook his head.

Tongtian Jiaozhu was stunned. "What, you don't like it? Is it because it's not good-looking?"

Yuanshi Tianzun, watching from the side, couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Third Brother, Lin Shen can't even walk steadily yet. How can he use a sword? You should keep this magical treasure for yourself."

He paused and added, "This sword was created by Lin Shen. It has no karmic connection with you. If you force yourself to use it, you won't be able to unleash its full power."

Upon hearing this, Tongtian Jiaozhu reluctantly put the sword away.

He knew in his heart that his second brother was telling the truth.

This sword was made by little Lin Shen, so theoretically, it belonged to him.

But since little Lin Shen couldn't use it now, he, as his master, could only "keep it safe for now."

After this "Turning Objects into Soldiers" experiment, the Three Pure Ones gained a whole new understanding of how precious Lin Shen was.

They realized that Lin Shen's abilities were no longer simply "supportive" but true "creation"!

This brought their protective instincts towards Lin Shen to an unprecedented peak.

That day, the Three Pure Ones convened a "highest-level meeting" attended only by the three of them.

The meeting had only one core agenda: how to cultivate and protect Lin Shen comprehensively and without blind spots.

Tongtian Jiaozhu spoke first. "I believe we should strengthen little Lin Shen's self-preservation abilities! Starting tomorrow, I will teach him the supreme sword dao, allowing him to cultivate qi at three, become an immortal at five, and be able to slay a Grand Unity at ten!"

Yuanshi Tianzun immediately retorted, "Nonsense! Lin Shen is a transformed Innate Spiritual Root. His nature is peaceful. Teaching him your path of killing and warfare would go against his very being! In my opinion, the urgent matter is to lay the most solid Dao Foundation for him. He should start by learning the most basic Yellow Court Scripture, to clarify his mind, see his nature, and strengthen his foundation."

Taishang Laojun listened to his two younger brothers' argument and slowly said, "What you both said has merit, but neither is comprehensive."

He settled the matter with a single statement. "What Lin Shen needs most right now is not cultivation, but growth. His current mindset is that of a child. We cannot hold him to adult standards. Forcing his growth will be counterproductive."

"Then what is Eldest Brother's opinion?"

Tongtian and Yuanshi both looked at him.

"Let nature take its course."

Taishang Laojun revealed the essence of his Great Dao.

"Let him play, let him cause trouble, let him grow up carefree. In this process, we only need to guide him from the sidelines, allowing him to naturally come into contact with the Great Dao and comprehend the laws."

"As for cultivation, every breath he takes increases his cultivation; every moment of play could be a creation. Forcing our intervention would be falling into a lower tier."

Taishang Laojun's words caused Yuanshi and Tongtian to fall into deep thought.

Yes, they had treated Lin Shen as a "peerless treasure" that needed planning, but they had forgotten that he was currently just a "child" who needed care.

They exchanged glances, seeing guilt in each other's eyes.

"Eldest Brother is right. We were shortsighted," Yuanshi Tianzun said, genuinely convinced.

"So... we'll just let him play freely?" Tongtian Jiaozhu still seemed a bit unwilling.

"Yes, let him play freely," Taishang Laojun smiled.

"If you want to take him to the woods to find bird nests, go ahead. If Second Brother wants to teach him calligraphy and painting, that's fine too. Let him choose for himself, let him discover the joys of this world. What we need to do is clear all obstacles for him, allowing him to do as he pleases in this Primordial World."

Do as he pleases!

These four words, in the crisis-ridden Primordial World, were such a luxurious promise!

But coming from the mouths of the Three Pure Ones, it sounded so natural.

They had the strength, and they had the resolve!

Thus, Lin Shen's "couch potato" life officially upgraded to a "godly" life.

He was completely liberated.

His three masters no longer "studied" him every day but found new ways to play with him.

Today, Tongtian Jiaozhu took him for a ride on an Ink Qilin, galloping through the Kunlun Mountains, chasing flocks of immortal cranes, startling herds of colorful elks into fleeing.

Tomorrow, Yuanshi Tianzun would unfurl a massive jade scroll in Yuxu Palace, teaching him painting hand-in-hand.

Of course, Lin Shen would only use the brush to stomp small footprints on it, but Yuanshi Tianzun could glean a kind of natural Dao charm from those messy footprints, as if he had found a rare treasure.

The day after tomorrow, Taishang Laojun would take him to the alchemy room in Eight Sceneries Palace.

Lin Shen was very interested in the various bottles and jars, often throwing precious spiritual herbs into the alchemy furnace as toys.

Taishang Laojun didn't get angry either. Instead, he would take the opportunity to open his furnace and refine pills, often resulting in some uniquely effective "surprise" elixirs.

Lin Shen played to his heart's content every day, his small palace filled with his babbling laughter.

He, a transmigator with the soul of an adult, had truly become a carefree three-year-old baby.

This feeling was marvelous, and also... comfortable.

He had almost forgotten the Lin Shen of his past life, the corporate slave who toiled endlessly for KPIs and project reports.

Now, he was the little overlord of Kunlun Mountain, the darling of the Three Pure Ones.

He wouldn't trade this life, not even for a Sage!