The appearance of the corpse was indeed thought-provoking, but the body itself had little worth mentioning. After studying it with Mazao for a while, we temporarily set it aside and continued to advance into the depths of the white mist.
While concentrating on observing the changes around us, I couldn't help but worry about important affairs in the outside world.
Before tomorrow evening—or, considering it might be daytime now, perhaps "before this evening"—I must return to Moon Concealing Mountain City to meet with Water Navy Xuanwu. If I miss this chance, I may not be able to acquire the soul-healing Spirit Pill for Mazao anytime soon.
Since time within the white mist is twisted, it's difficult to expect to return to the outside world punctually. It's possible that the current daytime is not the second day's, but the third, the fourth, or even farther in the future, or even a daytime from the past for all we know.