Is there a way to gain a 6th lv qinggong monk ability at 6th level?

[Mir]

I would like to take a 6th lv qinggong monk ability at 6th level but I don't see a way to do this which seems weird. Am I missing something?

[LazarX]

Can you be a bit more specific?

[Gauss]

No, you are not missing anything.

There is an odd disparity between the levels of the powers you can take and the levels which you get monk abilities you can exchange for those powers.

You get powers to exchange at 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 17, 19, and 20.
The levels of the powers you can acquire are at 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20.

Without retraining you cannot take a level 8 (or 10) power until level 11.
Except for levels 4, 12, and 20 there is no 1-1 matchup between the powers you lose and the powers you can select.

[Mir]

That's what I thought and hoped I was wrong. Ah well.

[Bobson]

It's worth pointing out that the archetype does say you can replace, not must, so if the power you wanted is the default monk ability there, you can keep it.

But there's no way to choose a 6th level power until you're level 7, as Gauss said. And no, there's never been an explanation, to the best of my knowledge.