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In the context of "Shijie" within Taoism, when a substitute object is used, the original body may no longer be available for the spirit to return to. As exemplified in the story of Li, once his spirit returned and found his original body unavailable, he had to enter the only available corpse, that of a lame beggar. This suggests that the original body is effectively abandoned or becomes unusable once a substitute object has been used. The search results did not yield additional information on what happens to the original body in other contexts or interpretations of "Shijie." For more detailed insights, one could explore Taoist texts or consult with experts in Taoist philosophy.