"Were there any problems with the technique?" Qin Yuan asked at once.
Tian Chen shook his head. "It's already perfect. Picking at it any further would be splitting hairs."
"Teacher Qin, are you ready? Once we submit this technique, with the theories we've already published and your credit as second author, you're certain to receive the title of 'Theoretical Master.'"
Breaking down the technique alone was not enough to earn Qin Yuan the title of "master."
After all, although breaking down the technique was a major contribution, the technique itself had been "stolen" from the Clear Sky Sect. That was hardly something to boast about, and Spirit Hall would not publicize it widely.
But over the past year, Qin Yuan had also participated in researching other subjects. Thanks to Tian Chen's high regard for him, he had been credited as second author on all the theories they published. Combined, those contributions were enough to make him a Theoretical Master.
Of course, he would not be a master like that particular Grandmaster. His credentials were genuine, not a fraud secured through connections.
Still, if Qin Yuan had been allowed to choose, he would rather not have become a master at all.
His strength lay in combat. Somehow, everyone had decided he had a knack for teaching, and all the work they assigned him involved instruction.
As for Hu Liena and the others, they were already exceptional geniuses. With any teacher who had a normal mindset, their future achievements would still have been impressive. Qin Yuan had simply stumbled upon a bargain.
There was nothing wrong with educating and nurturing others, but the life Qin Yuan wanted was one of battling across the Soul Master World and continually breaking through in combat.
He truly could not understand why people kept boasting about