Lind returned to the spirit world. He understood what was happening on the way back.
They were literally stepping into space/time being fixed versus the chaotic nature of the spirit world.
He had no grasp of how they connected but the price had to be steep to go either way given how exhausted the old woman looked. Now that he was back in the spirit world, he felt less pressured in many ways.
The remainder of his conversation with the woman in silver was frustrating in many ways. She confirmed the cultivation world could never construct a compatible body for him. Even possessing would only burn out bodies in less than a decade if he tried to do that.
It would also burn his newly recovered vitality to his soul. That was an aspect he also did not follow very well. Apparently his recovery was unique to him.
