The Round-Faced Daoist Nun had a wide circle of friends. Finding eighty or a hundred beauties would have given Wang Quan a terrible headache.
For her, however, it was as easy as turning her hand over.
She contacted shops in the Market Ward and posted a task in the Lower Court, then began selecting beauties.
"Beautiful!"
"Keep yourselves chaste. You must not have engaged in intercourse within the past month."
"It doesn't matter whether you have Dharma Power. If you aren't human, you still have to look human."
"Sign up now. You'll start work after taking the materials."
"We provide all the materials needed for work. You'll earn two thousand Green Beetles a day just lying down."
"You aren't selling your bodies. We're only harvesting your Beauty Essence."
"It won't harm your foundation, affect your appearance, or interfere with your future cultivation."
Soon after the announcement went out, thousands of women came flocking over, all begging the Round-Faced Daoist Nun to choose them.
The Round-Faced Daoist Nun said outright, "This is a long-term task. Those selected will give me a hundred Green Beetles each time. Stay if you can accept that."
Not one of the thousands of women left.
Then the Round-Faced Daoist Nun found a few of her sisters to help with the selection.
They judged whether someone was a beauty by her bone structure, features, distribution of flesh, bearing, and so on.
Many were eliminated at a glance.
As a result, the selection proceeded swiftly.
As they reached the last of the thousands of women, a filthy woman in ragged clothes appeared.
The Round-Faced Daoist Nun frowned. "Whatever your qualifications, you should at least wash yourself clean."
The ragged woman pleaded in explanation, "Immortal, I sneaked out."
"My father wouldn't let me come, and we don't have water