For the cactus clue scroll, the answer is mud bricks: craft them from mud (dirt + water bottle) then smelt, and you’re done. If you’re stuck, check you’re on the right recipe version because some servers tweak it. I got distracted after a weird tab opened while I was looking up crafting stuff and it dumped me on
https://andarbahargames.com/ and I had to clear it out. Had the same annoyance happen once with
https://funkytimegame.org/ popping up from a sketchy ad, so I just avoid those links now and stick to the in-game guide.