Myth: The Devraj Isn't Working Today
Chapter 40

Have you heard the story of Garuda, immortal?

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"Let's plant this Wish-Fulfilling Divine Tree right here!"

Indra walked through the thousand gates of Sudarshana City and arrived at the Grove of Mixed Woods to the west. In a lush green area, he spoke.

Outside Sudarshana City, there was a garden on each of the four sides.

The Garden of Chariots – this was a parking lot where numerous divine chariots were kept, some being magnificent carriages, others iron war chariots, all different.

The Garden of Rough Woods – this was where Indra kept his weapons. His [Indra's Bow], the divine spear [Amogha], and the divine conch [Devadatta] were all stored here.

The Grove of Mixed Woods was located to the west of Sudarshana City and contained many divine trees.

Indra prepared to plant the [Wish-Fulfilling Divine Tree] in the northeast corner of the Grove of Mixed Woods.

"The Wish-Fulfilling Divine Tree!"

"The Supreme Lord said this divine tree can fulfill righteous wishes. I wonder if it's true?"

Surya stood to the side.

His eyes were filled with excitement as he gazed at the shimmering great treasure tree and spoke.

"Hahaha, of course, it is!"

Agni threw his head back and laughed, pointing at the Gandharvas who were transplanting the divine tree. "Look, as soon as these Gandharvas approached, the divine tree produced all sorts of delicious food and fine wine! This is the power of the Wish-Fulfilling Divine Tree."

Surya turned his head and smiled, "Heh, how uninspired! Such a trivial wish!"

Vayu nodded, his face full of emotion.

"We defeated the Asuras. Now the Heavenly Realm has Amrita, and with this Wish-Fulfilling Divine Tree, the well-being of the entire world is within our Heavenly Realm."

"We should definitely celebrate!"

Vayu said.

"Continue the banquet, keep the music playing, and let the dancing commence!"

Varuna, breaking his usual silence, also laughed with great joy.

Indra was in a good mood.

The Heavenly Realm was peaceful, the mortal realm was stable, and nothing was happening in the netherworld.

Today was another beautiful day!

"Praise to Vishnu~"

At this moment, accompanied by cheerful praises.

A plump figure, holding a Veena, walked out from a corner of the garden and appeared before the gods.

"Narada!"

The gods naturally recognized the celestial being and greeted him with clasped hands.

Narada smiled, clasped his hands together, bowed slightly, and then, with a twinkle in his eye, curiously looked left and right at the Wish-Fulfilling Divine Tree. "I heard you churned out the Wish-Fulfilling Divine Tree from the Ocean of Milk, so I came to take a look."

Upon hearing this, the gods became smug.

"Esteemed Narada, please look. This is our precious Wish-Fulfilling Tree, which the Supreme Lord personally retrieved from Golden-Eyed."

Surya shifted slightly to the side, making way, and proudly revealed the Wish-Fulfilling Divine Tree behind him.

"Narada, please take your time. You are welcome to visit anytime!"

Agni added.

The gods were all smiling.

Look at that!

This was the grandeur of their Heavenly Realm. Even celestial beings had to come and witness it!

Narada's eyes darted around, and then he shook his head, his smile fading as he sighed, "It truly is a treasure, but alas... sigh..."

"What happened? Why are you sighing, Narada?"

Indra asked curiously.

The gods also cast questioning glances.

Narada sighed, "I was just in the Brahma Realm and saw Father bestowing blessings in the netherworld. The one who received the blessing is likely Golden-Eyed's brother, Golden Bed."

"This Golden Bed is Golden-Eyed's twin brother. He is powerful. If he receives the blessing, he will surely come to the Heavenly Realm for revenge."

"At that time... sigh..."

Narada sighed deeply.

Upon hearing this, the gods were stunned for a moment, then became enraged.

Did they really think all the gods were pushovers, that anyone could step on them?

"Golden Bed, what does he think we gods are! What does he think the Heavenly Realm is!"

"We are immortal. What if Golden Bed receives the blessing? Does he intend to attack the Heavenly Realm? What Golden-Eyed couldn't accomplish, can he?"

Surya roared angrily.

Brilliant radiance erupted from his golden armor with his fury, illuminating the four directions, especially blindingly.

"We gave them a chance, but they won't stay in the mortal realm? Then fight! Fight until they hurt! Fight until they regret it!"

Agni, the God of Fire, had flames spewing from his eyes, roaring.

"Let the Asuras of the mortal realm see the power of the gods!"

Vayu, the God of Wind, clenched his fists, speaking coldly.

Listening to the voices of the gods around him, Indra was deep in thought. His heart sank, and his eyelids suddenly twitched as he pondered the name Narada had spoken.

Golden Bed?!

That name sounded so familiar!

The next moment, Agni walked up to Indra, pounding his chest with his fist, and shouted.

"Devraj!"

"Please grant me an army of one hundred thousand Gandharva gods, I, Agni, am willing to lead the army to attack the mortal realm and subdue the Golden Bed!"

Agni, the God of Fire, roared.

Vayu, the God of Wind, also stepped forward, volunteering, "I am willing to be the vanguard of the gods!"

"I will pilot my divine chariot to illuminate the mortal realm for the gods!"

Surya, the Sun God, also stepped forward.

His divine chariot could illuminate the world, and it could also be used after entering the mortal realm.

"I'll go too, to provide rear support for the gods!"

Varuna, the God of Water, said immediately.

As the gods spoke, Indra finally recalled the blessing of the Golden Bed.

Immortal in the heavens, immortal on the earth, immortal inside the house, immortal outside the house…

This guy…

He's troublesome!

Indra was thinking this, about to order them not to act rashly, when a Gandharva suddenly rushed over.

"This is bad!"

"A large army of Asuras from the mortal realm has appeared at the edge of the human world."

The Gandharva god army reported.

Upon hearing this, Indra inwardly thought it was not good.

It seemed another battle was inevitable!

"Since that is the case!"

"If they want to fight, then we will fight!"

Indra declared.

"Praise Vishnu~" Narada chuckled. "It seems my information was quite accurate. The Heavenly Realm is busy with battles right now, so I won't disturb you."

With that, he clasped his hands together, preparing to bid farewell and leave.

But the next moment, a powerful hand tightly grasped Narada's wrist.

"Are you leaving, Sage?"

Indra asked with a smile.

"Hm?"

Narada tilted his head slightly.

"Thank you so much this time, Sage Narada, for allowing us to know the Asuras' movements in advance. However, the Heavenly Realm's army now needs someone with profound wisdom to guide us."

"My lord, you must stay by my side. Sage, why don't you help the Heavenly Realm again and accompany Surya and the others."

Indra said.

Narada tried to pull his wrist free, but he couldn't budge it no matter how hard he tried.

His smile froze slightly.

"This..."

"My wisdom is probably not enough!"

Narada said.

"You were born from the forehead of the Supreme Lord Brahma, and you are a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Your wisdom is among the best of the sages."

"I'm entrusting this to you this time!"

"I believe Lord Vishnu will be watching over you!"

Indra's lips curled into a brilliant smile, emphasizing the word 'Vishnu'.

This meddling immortal is causing trouble everywhere!

Back then, he tricked all of Prajapati Daksha's sons into becoming ascetics, never to reproduce again.

And now he's come to the Heavenly Realm to stir up war.

We must pull him down!

"But..."

"No buts, the Supreme Lord will be watching over you!"

"This..."

Narada secretly thought, This is bad!

I was careless!

"Immortal, are you unwilling to help us gods? We gods are busy for the world, doing our best. If we don't get understanding from others, it's very painful. When I'm in pain, I get angry, and in my anger, I might lose my mind and do terrible things, like casting curses, especially on people like Garuda."

Indra said this, blinked, and looked at Narada.

"Immortal, do you know Garuda's story?"

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