Now, in all honesty, in regards to cultivation bases, most individuals who were part of the Silva forces were very likely to be stronger than an individual belonging to the Sapphirine Cult military.
Ghan's men were quite formidable...
However, what the military of the Sapphirine Cult lacked in cultivation base, they more than made up for with the abilities they had been given by Hal.
The emissaries possessed the Devil shroud and used it to mentally cripple their opponents with fear along with the use of certain other abilities.
The Blood knights had their blood-curling aura as well as their fiendish fogs that were capable of attacking their opponents.
The majority of the women had been made demons which raised them classes above their opponents.
And finally, the Sapphirine Cult had Ordinance users, especially the Abstract Ordinance wielders.