At All?
"The Faeries, of course, still didn't understand what their mistake was. To you all, the Fey were wrong for going out to fight such battles. If they weren't so greedy for power and just stayed in the Ethereal Plane where no one could harm them, they wouldn't have any of these issues to deal with. Even if they became weaker, so what? In your era of passivism, no one would harm them in the Ethereal Plane anyway. They would be safe.
"It was then that the pinnacle of the Ancient Beast Era was reached. The Beasts took hold of the Real Plane and became the darling of the Heavens. They set the precedent for what was and all that would be. To this day, the most talented of beasts can simply sleep their way to the pinnacle of cultivation and live out lives of leisure and power.
"However, the Ancient Beast Era obviously came to an end and that was thanks to yet another catastrophe: Humans."
Ryu's lip curled.