The Five Old Lords want to seize the Authority of Qi, facing dangers possibly even greater than contending for the Six Imperials, for this truly opposes the Heavenly Stem, vying for power with the Taoist Monarchs of various Taoist Schools, a pure path of self-destruction.
Even though they contest power with the Six Imperials of the Heavenly Court, their opponents at the level of Taoist Monarchs also have the support of some Taoist Monarchs from the Taoist Schools.
However, wanting to compete with the Taoist Monarchs of the Taoist Schools for the Authority of Qi is truly courting disaster, with no one able to help them in the slightest.
