Because unlike other human cultivators, the Illusory Mirage Realm was no forbidden ground to him.
For one thing, he had once shared a life-and-death friendship with Dayuan Shuang, a direct descendant of the Four-Armed Ape Clan.
That friendship might not have carried much weight, but if it was only a matter of helping him conceal himself and slip into the Illusory Mirage Realm, it should not have been difficult.
Of course, that was assuming the human race's inheritance site had not yet been discovered by the Four-Armed Ape Clan and the Howling Sky Clan, and had not drawn the serious attention of those two clans.
For another, he now secretly had the Feather Dragon Clan backing him.
He could simply use power to crush others!
Even if his infiltration failed and he was discovered by the Howling Sky Clan and the Four-Armed Ape Clan, with that identity and backing, he need not worry about losing his life.
"This opportunity is indeed of considerable value, but... I will need to investigate it myself before I can determine what to give you two in return..."
After learning the full story behind the Illusory Mirage Realm, Wei Tu drew a deep breath. He looked seriously at Madam Hai and the Flame-Haired Daoist as he spoke.
The words "inheritance site of the ancient human race" carried far too much weight.
If this was true, then the value of this opportunity exceeded by an unknown amount the resources the Flame-Haired Daoist sought to advance to Body Integration.
But if it was false—or rather, if the treasures within that inheritance site had long since been taken by the Howling Sky Clan and Four-Armed Ape Clan—then it was utterly worthless.
Thus, out of caution, there was no way he could simply give the Flame-Haired Daoist resources