He "resonated" with it extremely quickly this time—even a tiny bit faster than when he had fused with the Heart of the Moon.
This was because, during the fusion, the Heart of the Earth had unexpectedly shown a faint sense of favor toward him. Li Xiang guessed it was probably because he was an Extraordinary Being native to Earth, making the process much shorter than anticipated.
According to his original estimates, the normal Refinement of the Moon would have taken three to five years; after using Achievement Points, it only took him one. Based on that, refining the Earth should have taken at least twenty years, or an estimated four to five even with Achievement Points. But with this added sense of "affinity," combined with the reduction from his Achievement Points, it might only take about two years.
