If you want resources, you can only work your hardest, put in effort, and the only outcome of giving up is death.
At first, the idea of becoming stronger without needing to cultivate might seem like a good thing. After all, everyone wants to get stronger without lifting a finger. But when the speed becomes so fast that it endangers life and causes a vicious cycle, that's very bad.
You are very strong, but you are in deficit to the point where you can't even move, and you're still becoming stronger. In the end, you'll end up as a corpse.
"It's the first time I've seen such a bizarre monopolization method. You really have to work or you die," Gu Shanhai complained helplessly.
As for orphans being unaffected? That's just wishful thinking.
You could lose your whole family, even your entire clan. The core of the 'Blood Returning Technique' is the bloodline and heritage. Even up to eighteen generations out, there's a faint connection.