This innate contempt stemmed from their elders.
Most clans' elders were dissatisfied with that faction, and their way of thinking had been passed down generation after generation.
Thus, they naturally believed that when facing the Upper Heavens, that faction ought to be beaten until they pissed themselves and fled in disarray.
This mindset had gradually twisted their hearts, causing them to slowly forget what true "victory" was, and what kind of victory befitted the noble status of the Upper Heavens.
A thought arose in Invincible Celestial Lord's heart. The cultivators of every clan should not live in a "greenhouse." Some of their ideas needed to be cleansed; they needed to become serious.
Invincible Celestial Lord had already sensed the other side's determination for revenge. Although he still did not believe they could win, his lifelong principle had been never to underestimate an enemy.
He had come this far precisely because he rarely made mistakes, and thus had remained safe all along.
Back then, when he had fought the heir of that surname, had he not refrained from underestimating his opponent, he would have long since fallen into the carefully laid self-destruction trap. What the outcome would have been then was hard to say.
Using his thoughts as a brush, Invincible Celestial Lord wrote a Great Dao Decree and sent it into the hands of the Ancient Ancestors of the great super ancient clans, inviting them to speak after the Immortal Emperor Battle ended.
The Ancient Ancestors of each clan quickly responded. None asked questions; as Ancient Ancestors, they understood everything as clearly as a mirror.
Afterward, Invincible Celestial Lord "wrote" once more. One decree after another transformed into streams of light, crossing multiple boundless stretches of spacetime and reaching renowned super factions across different timelines.
The Imperial Clan, the Ancient