Hun Ahau said, “Many insects originate in the sea, as can be seen from numerous insect fossils. Their distribution ranges from shallow seas to the deep ocean, and even the tracks left by certain creatures crawling along the seabed have been fossilized. Through the transformations of the ages, ancient seas became land, which is why traces of marine insect fossils can be found throughout the continents today. During his lifetime, my master collected a large number of insect fossils. This was one of the important reasons why he believed the humanoid insects originally came from the sea.”0

Qi Xuansu knew what fossils were. The Daoist Order had some involvement in the field, though its research lacked a systematic framework and was more of a subsidiary branch of the creation projects.0

Westerners, however, were quite interested in such things. Many naturalists frequently traveled all over the world for research. As exchanges between East and West deepened, Western learning became popular within the Daoist Order. As such, the Daoist Order also began offering such disciplines in imitation of the Westerners. Some of Qi Xuansu’s former classmates, having failed to qualify as Daoist priests, even switched to studying these subjects.0

Hun Ahau continued, “My master personally traveled to Nanyang to trace the origins of the humanoid insects....0