Starting Out in Xianxia: First Tools, Materials, and the Guidebook
Your First Steps
This guide covers the initial tools, materials, and guidebook you need to start playing Xianxia. Before you chase after rare ores or powerful artifacts, you must secure two basic items: the 
Mortar and Pestle and the 
Xianxia Guidebook. Both are simple to craft and serve as the foundation for everything else.
Crafting the Mortar and Pestle
Your first priority is the Mortar and Pestle. This tool is essential for processing certain raw materials. To make it, you will need a specific arrangement of stone blocks on your crafting grid.
- Place 2 Cobblestone and 3 Stone in a shaped pattern.
- The recipe requires a precise layout: the two Cobblestone pieces go in the top-left and bottom-left corners, with the three Stone pieces filling the remaining slots in a vertical line on the right side.
- This produces one Mortar and Pestle.
Once crafted, this item is used in further crafting recipes, not as a weapon or a placeable block.
Gathering Spirit Grass
The next material you need is 
Spirit Grass. This is a plant you will find growing in the world. Its exact location is not fixed, but it is a natural resource you must collect. You will need at least two pieces of Spirit Grass for the initial crafting stages, as it is used in two separate recipes.
Making Spirit Grass Dust
With your Mortar and Pestle in hand, you can process the raw Spirit Grass into a finer substance.
- Combine 1 Spirit Grass with the Mortar and Pestle in a shapeless crafting recipe.
- The result is
Spirit Grass Dust.
This dust is likely a component for other recipes, but its primary early use is tied to the guidebook and other basic alchemy.
Crafting the Xianxia Guidebook
The Xianxia Guidebook is your primary source of information for the mod. It will explain the mechanics, recipes, and progression systems you will encounter. To craft it, you need a standard book and a piece of Spirit Grass.
- Use a shapeless crafting recipe.
- Combine 1 Book with 1 Spirit Grass.
- The output is the Xianxia Guidebook.
This is a critical early step. Once you have the guidebook, you can refer to it at any time to understand the mod's content. It is highly recommended to craft this as soon as you have the materials, as it will clarify what to do next.
Recommended Starting Order
To get moving efficiently, follow this sequence:
1. Craft the Mortar and Pestle using the shaped recipe with Cobblestone and Stone. 2. Find and collect at least 2 Spirit Grass from the environment. 3. Craft the Xianxia Guidebook by combining a Book with one Spirit Grass. 4. Craft Spirit Grass Dust by combining the remaining Spirit Grass with your Mortar and Pestle.
With these four steps complete, you will have the Mortar and Pestle, the Xianxia Guidebook, and Spirit Grass Dust in your inventory. From here, consult the guidebook for your next objectives. The mod’s progression relies on understanding these basic material interactions, so mastering these first crafts is essential for your journey.
Covers the mod’s in-game guide topics: Mortar and Pestle Xianxia Guidebook Spirit Grass Dust