Hatred

In an ancient forest a large bamboo grew.

Nourished by the big ass earth vein underneath the forest, it had quickly achieved enlightenment and obtained sentience.

When the bamboo first awoken, it was curious about the world around it. It could feel all its limbs but could not move them. He tried to move the stalk but it was too sturdy and his qi was not great enough. Perhaps it was due to its lack of control over its qi. There was a small nudge when he put all his might but nothing much.

The earth vein beneath it gave it great nourishment and satisfaction.

The seasons passed, and the bamboo gradually realized that it noticed it could control where it grew. As a single bamboo plant can have many stalks, the bamboo could layout its stalks in various formations. He could even speed up the growth of stalks with qi.

However afters a couple years it had gotten terribly boring. It could see the world with its spiritual sense yet it could not truly interact at all. Animals taking a leak. Women bathing in a pond. It was like a R rated club where you can watch but cannot touch. The feeling was…. Infuriating.

The bamboo spent his days watching animals walking around.

Some eating grass.

Some eating other animals.

Life was cruel and yet all these animals tried their best to survive.

However one day his view of the world changed for the better!

He saw a carnivorous rabbit walk up to a man. The man could clearly run away. But… this man simply gave himself up to the rabbit!!!

How selfless these people were! The friends of the man cried as they saw this; they clutched their swords, yet they seemed like they weren't going to do anything because they knew that this was their friend's sacrifice.

How he yearned to have friends like these! He wanted to comfort them of their loss, and make friends with them. But how? He thought about how great the earth qi made him feel and decided what to do. He absorbed less qi from the earth vein, which then caused the qi in the air to accumulate. He wanted to attract the people there with the earth vein!

Sure enough the people eventually arrived.

"We shall be great friends!", the Spirit Bamboo thought.

He Zing felt a sense of delight as he saw the bamboo but at the thought of his friend he wanted to work harder.

Looking at He Zing's smile, the bamboo started to feel excited. He can sense my existence?

That's when suddenly He Zing sliced!

A stalk of his was cut off!

Bamboo knew that this was going to be tough love.

Instantly growing another stalk he wanted to give them hints of his existence!

Stunned by the sudden growth, He Zing paused. But then smiled once more. Wasn't this a virtually infinite supply of Spirit Bamboo?! He had a large spirit pouch, surely can fit them all in.

"You grow again? I cut again!"

Bamboo surely would have cried at his frustration if he could.

He grew another stalk. It was cut once more.

Not only that but several of his large stalks were getting cut off!

At this point, Bamboo started to regret revealing his existence. Human friendship is so painful. Furthermore, as his bamboo stalks where being cut off, he could no longer create a natural formation to absorb all the qi from the earth vein!!

No, please not my main stalk. It's so silky and long ahh so thick!

Ahh!!! Not this stalk. That's my dao companion's stalk. Although she is not a spiritual bamboo we have grown together since we were just normal plants!

Bamboo was drowned in pain.

After a few short months nearly all the stalks were cut. Some were left as they were short or thin. Only a few sprouts were left as they were mostly eaten by the cultivators.

Bamboo almost cried as he was cut into pieces. He could not even grow!

Frustrated and cursing his previous stupidity. He suddenly thought of the solution.

He'll show these humans what fear is!!