The wool came from the sheep itself.
As far as Qin Shujian was concerned, he could have as many contribution points as he wanted.
The Origin Pavilion existed.
It merely provided a platform where those posting missions and those accepting them could trade with each other.
Those posting missions needed to spend contribution points.
Where did those contribution points come from? Ultimately, they could only be obtained by exchanging resources at the Origin Pavilion.
To put it plainly.
Contribution points came solely from other cultivators.
Conversely.
The prices of goods available for exchange in the Origin Pavilion were generally marked up considerably.
Thus, by establishing the Origin Pavilion, the Origin Sect was effectively selling cultivation manuals, martial arts, pills, and Spirit Weapons at high prices.
In Qin Shujian's eyes, the Origin Pavilion was a powerful means of expanding the Origin Sect's influence and prestige, then channeling the benefits back into the sect.
Although, to him.
Life source was now the most important thing.
But one could not forget.
The main source of life source was still the Origin Sect's disciples.
As long as the Origin Sect had sufficiently deep reserves and strength, it could cultivate more and stronger disciples, allowing him to harvest life source faster in the future.
Although the sect currently imposed limits on exchanges using contribution points.
In reality, disciples at every rank received a fixed monthly allocation of resources.
These resources cost no contribution points whatsoever. They were benefits provided outright to the disciples.
Those resources.
Represented an enormous expense every month.
Strictly speaking.
Supporting more than twenty thousand disciples for a single month was enough to empty the coffers of several True Domain sects.
The Origin Sect could only keep operating because it now ran businesses in various places, earned revenue from Liangshan City, and