Making Herbal Dusts with the Mortar and Pestle
The mortar and pestle is the essential tool for turning raw herbs into the various herbal dusts used in Xianxia crafting. This guide covers the three basic dust recipes: 
Blood Bulb Dust, 
Golden Lotus Dust, and 
Spirit Grass Dust.
The Mortar and Pestle
Before you can make any dust, you need a 
Mortar and Pestle. This item is not consumed when you craft; it remains in your inventory after each use. The mortar and pestle acts as a crafting tool, meaning you combine it with a herb in a shapeless recipe to produce the corresponding dust.
Blood Bulb Dust
To create Blood Bulb Dust, you need one 
Blood Bulb and the Mortar and Pestle.
- Place the Blood Bulb and the Mortar and Pestle into a crafting grid in any arrangement. The recipe is shapeless, so the positions of the two items do not matter.
- The result is a single Blood Bulb Dust.
This dust is derived directly from the raw bulb, preserving its distinct properties in a powdered form.
Golden Lotus Dust
Golden Lotus Dust is made from a 
Golden Lotus flower.
- Combine one Golden Lotus with the Mortar and Pestle in a shapeless crafting recipe.
- The output is one Golden Lotus Dust.
Like the other herb dusts, the process is straightforward: the mortar and pestle grinds the whole flower into a fine powder.
Spirit Grass Dust
Spirit Grass Dust requires a 
Spirit Grass plant.
- Put one Spirit Grass and the Mortar and Pestle together in the crafting grid. No specific pattern is needed.
- This yields one Spirit Grass Dust.
This dust captures the spiritual essence of the grass, making it easier to use in more complex alchemical or crafting processes.
General Notes on Dust Making
All three recipes follow the same simple rule: one herb plus one Mortar and Pestle equals one dust.
- The Mortar and Pestle is reusable. After crafting any dust, you keep the mortar and pestle and can use it again for the next batch.
- Each recipe is shapeless, so you do not need to worry about exact placement in the crafting grid.
- The dusts are separate items; Blood Bulb Dust, Golden Lotus Dust, and Spirit Grass Dust do not share a recipe or a common dust type. Each herb produces its own unique dust.
If you need multiple dusts, gather multiple herbs. For example, to make two Spirit Grass Dust, you will need two Spirit Grass and one Mortar and Pestle, crafting them one at a time or in separate crafting slots if your setup allows.
These herbal dusts serve as refined ingredients, likely intended for later stages of cultivation or item crafting. The mortar and pestle is a basic but necessary tool for any cultivator who works with plants. Keep one on hand, and remember which herb gives you which dust, as they are not interchangeable in recipes.
Covers the mod’s in-game guide topics: Blood Bulb Dust Golden Lotus Dust Spirit Grass Dust