@WildGrizzlyBear Don't worry, it's what I'm going to do starting from next chapter. As you can see they are now officially a part of his sect, and as disciples they will have to call him master/sect master.
"teacher" in manga annoys me in actual school contexts but "teacher" being used for like a monk or sect-leader or mentor doesnt for some reason. also yan sen is super likable? like normally chinese MCs are kind of brash amd pervy, its refreshing to have a chill dude