Where did the economic income of the martial arts masters and various sects in martial arts novels come from? Where did they get their money from?
In wuxia novels, the income of martial arts masters and various sects usually came from collecting disciples, selling arts, monopolizing the market, opening casinos, collecting protection fees, and so on. In the novel, these sects usually had unique martial arts and skills, as well as powerful strength and influence, which could give them a certain degree of competitiveness in the market. They could increase their income in various ways, such as cultivating more disciples, developing new martial arts skills, expanding their business scope, and so on. Martial arts masters and sects usually had certain resources and wealth, such as special weapons, treasures, medicines, etc. These resources could be used to buy martial arts skills or items from other sects or martial arts masters, or used for their own secret experiments or research. In addition to the above methods, some sects or martial arts masters could also obtain economic benefits by monopolizing the market or collecting protection fees. Monopoly could allow them to have a larger market share and higher pricing power, while collecting protection fees could allow them to obtain more economic benefits. Especially in the martial arts world, the struggles and disputes between various forces often led to some sects or martial arts masters obtaining benefits by monopolizing or bullying the weak.