Chapter 204: Holy Grail Juice, Pour

"How do you know that?"

There was a hint of surprise in Asclepius' eyes, but he immediately corrected himself seriously.

"In fact, it's not true immortality. It's just that the dead who died within a short period of time and whose souls have not yet left their bodies can deceive the eyes of the god of death and regain vitality. In this process, the corpse must meet various conditions. For example, the time since death, the state of the corpse, etc...."

As he spoke, the future god of medicine took out two bottles of blood samples he had received from Stheno and Euryale last night, and shook his head with some regret.

"Unfortunately, the Gorgon blood in my hand can only grant immortality to mortals. If I can obtain the [Golden Apple] that contains [Immortality] in the legend, perhaps this thing can be improved. It can truly bring the dead back to life."

"You want to change more? Come in!"

Loen's scalp felt numb, and he dragged Asclepius outside the door into the small dark room without saying a word. He set up three layers of defensive spells inside and outside, then turned around and glared at the future god of medicine with a dark face.

"Don't you know that you are about to get into trouble?"

"What?"

"The boundary between life and death is not something that mortals can tamper with. What you have done has trampled on the laws of the underworld!"

"I am a doctor. It is my duty to save the dying and the wounded..."

Asclepius frowned and answered seriously.

However, before he could finish his words, Lorne rudely interrupted Asclepius's defense.

"So what? Why are only gods immortal and only the Lord God immortal? Have you never thought about it?"

“…”Asclepius looked confused.

"Because the authority of the gods is born out of fear and strengthened by awe. Death is the greatest punishment for life and is also their most important weapon. If you make mortals no longer afraid of this outcome, the gods whose faith has been shaken will find you sooner or later!"

Loen reminded in a cold voice, and at the same time asked seriously about the specific details of the elixir of immortality.

Compared to the bottles and jars in the infirmary, these are the real dangerous goods!

If we don't eliminate the hidden dangers as soon as possible while the underworld is in chaos, the consequences will be disastrous once this bomb is detonated.

Soon, with Asclepius' truthful answer, the hope in Loen's heart was gradually extinguished.

The elixir of immortality did not just appear, but a prototype was already developed by Asclepius three months ago.

At that time, he had just escaped from Ares' pursuit on the island of Cyprus and fled all the way to Athens. With the recommendation of Chiron, he entered the Academy of Athens and became a medical teacher.

During this period, Asclepius went out by chance, and when he was lost in thought for the treatment of his illness, a poisonous snake quietly coiled around his staff. He subconsciously killed the snake, but another poisonous snake appeared at this time, holding herbs in its mouth, which resurrected the first dead snake.

This miraculous phenomenon gave him the inspiration to create an elixir of immortality.

So, Asclepius returned to Athens and asked Medusa, the goddess of snakes in the Great Temple, for a piece of Gorgon blood, which possessed the divinity of snakes.

When Medusa learned that Asclepius wanted to use this to prepare a new medicine to cure diseases and save lives, she decisively agreed.

After a period of patient research, this gifted future medical genius actually concocted a magic potion that can bring the dead back to life!

So far, he has put more than thirty doses of elixir of immortality into use.

Although more than 30 lives were saved, huge hidden dangers were left behind.

Such a large-scale reversal of life and death would have been almost impossible to conceal if there had not been unrest in the underworld and the god of death was kidnapped by Sisyphus.

Thinking of this, Loen's heart trembled, and his eyes looked towards the direction of the city-state of Corinth, his eyes flickering faintly.

Perhaps the trouble has already come...

The imbalance between life and death in the underworld is probably not only due to the kidnapping of the god of death, but also due to the system bug caused by the abuse of the elixir of immortality.

Therefore, Hades authorized Hecate to go to the surface in person to find out the specific reason.

The goddess of the underworld came straight to Athens from the sea. Perhaps, in addition to wanting to capture Circe to take over her position, she was also attracted by the imbalance of life and death in this land.

However, in order to save Circe, Loen sold out Sisyphus first, allowing the culprit who kidnapped the god of death to take a bullet for Asclepius, who developed the elixir of immortality.

But I'm afraid I won't be so lucky next time.

It was almost impossible not to attract any attention after more than thirty doses of elixir were sprinkled.

When Sisyphus is thrown into the underworld to push stones, the god of death Thanatos will return to his post. Sooner or later, he will detect the abnormality in Athens through the death list of "Loom of Fate" and lock on Asclepius who violated the taboo.

And the final outcome was that Zeus took action himself and killed Asclepius with thunder!

Now, we are in big trouble...

Anticipating the series of consequences, Loen felt a headache and immediately reached out his hand with a dark face.

"Where are the medicines? Hand them over as much as you have!"

"I'm sorry, but I need them to save people."

Asclepius shook his head in refusal, holding the bag tightly with caution.

When Loen saw Asclepius's reaction, he became furious and walked forward with a gloomy face and a cold snort.

"Then I'll destroy them!"

"It's useless. The prescription is in my head. As long as the raw materials and hands and feet are still there, I can still mix new immortality drugs and still use them to treat diseases and save lives."

"You're going to die!"

"I am a doctor. It is my duty to cure diseases and save lives..."

Asclepius answered seriously, his calm eyes not disturbed by the question of life and death.

"If I have to choose between my professional ethics and the will of the gods, I would rather go against the latter."

That almost stubborn obstinacy made Loen think of Apollo who confronted Zeus in the Great Temple.

Both this father and son have a stubborn temper that refuses to repent!

"If you are worried about being implicated in Athens, I will leave."

Asclepius picked up his bag and prepared to pack up the bottles and jars on the shelf.

Loen snatched the bag from his nephew and snorted coldly with a frown.

"Stop right there! Where can you go except here?"

"Cyprus……"

Asclepius pointed to the bag and answered truthfully.

"It contains an invitation from the royal family. Their prince Adonis passed away a few days ago due to some reasons, but someone could not accept this fact and wanted to entrust me to treat him and bring him back to life. This was actually the reason why I developed the [Immortality Elixir]."

"Can you save him?"

"It's hard to say. He has been dead for too long and his soul has left his body. Even if someone has preserved his body intact with special techniques, it is difficult to bring him back to life. Moreover, the current immortality elixir is not perfect. It is even more difficult to revive a dead god."

Asclepius shook his head and answered honestly.

"But, they should take me in."

After listening carefully, Loen's eyes flickered faintly. He took out the invitation from his bag, stuffed it into his arms, and then reached forward.

"Give me the elixir of immortality. I'm going to Cyprus."

Seeing the strange behavior of the other party, Asclepius frowned and hesitated.

At this time, Loen didn't waste any words. He twisted his body and turned into a blind old man in cloth.

"It's you!"

The moment he saw the appearance of the person opposite him, a hint of surprise appeared on Asclepius' face.

The person in front of him was none other than the blind poet Homer who had saved him from being hunted down on the island of Cyprus.

Based on the trust he once had, Asclepius no longer hesitated and handed a elixir of immortality to the savior in front of him.

Loen took the elixir of immortality, then wrote a letter with the existing paper and pen and threw it to Asclepius.

"Say goodbye for me, and give this to Hestia to see if she can help."

"You yourself don't..."

Asclepius wanted to ask, but when he thought of the recent kitchen tragedy, he immediately understood something and tactfully said nothing.

Then, Loen looked at Asclepius in front of him carefully for a long time, hesitated for a moment, and finally stretched out his left hand and clenched it forward, took out the golden holy grail from the magic circle diagram, and his right hand was suspended above the holy grail. His clenched five fingers pierced his palm, and a strand of golden blood dripped into the holy grail.

At the same time, a halo appeared behind him, with green grape vines in the center spreading and intertwining, reaching into the golden cup.

Immediately, the purple-red liquor filled the golden cup, and the rich aroma of the wine filled the infirmary, emitting an intoxicating fragrance.

After doing all this, Lorne stepped forward and raised the cup: "Drink, this wine is my blood. I will make a covenant with you here and will do my best to ensure your safety."

Asclepius did not suspect anything, he picked up the golden cup and drank it all in one gulp.

After drinking, the sweet wine flowed through every part of my body, and it seemed as if there was some mysterious connection between my blood vessels.

“Good wine!”

Asclepius gave a heartfelt compliment and returned the golden cup.

Loen used his fingers to draw a few Hermetic lines, sealed the Holy Grail, glanced at Asclepius, and snorted in annoyance.

"Don't be too happy too soon. To be honest, this method is just my idea. I haven't tried it yet. I don't know if it can save your life."

Even so, Asclepius heard a hint of genuine concern in his words and bowed his head sincerely to the man in front of him.

"Thank you anyway..."

"No need to thank me, I'm not helping you for no reason, we each get what we need."

Loen waved his hand expressionlessly, and then after hearing a noisy noise coming from the wooden house on the top of the mountain, he took advantage of Asclepius's unpreparedness, snatched the bag containing the elixir of immortality, and rushed out of the infirmary.

"Remember! Before I come back, don't think about your [Immortality Elixir] anymore!"

Looking at the savior who had snatched his things and ran away, and the goddess of the hearth who came straight to the infirmary with two kitchen knives in the mountain, Asclepius was speechless for a moment, holding the farewell letter in his hand.

Why does he feel like he's been cheated?

(End of this chapter)