Qi Cultivation Level Nine is equivalent to a Martial Artist's Divine Communion Realm. Shangguan Shiming was at Qi Cultivation Level Eight, stronger than an average Grandmaster Martial Artist but not quite at the level of Reaching the Divine.
With her talent and current Cultivation Technique, it would take her more than two years to break through to Qi Cultivation Level Nine. Without a genius-level Cultivation Technique, that would be her absolute limit. Now, with the technique bestowed by Lin Mu, she could potentially advance to Qi Cultivation Level Nine in three to four months, maybe even two.
This was the difference between a high-level and a low-level Cultivation Technique!
